Son Heung-min blamed South Korea's shoddy pitches for their 2026 World Cup qualifying struggles after a 1-1 draw with Jordan left them sweating on an automatic place at the tournament.

South Korea are on course for the 2026 World Cup, sitting top of their group in the pivotal third Asian qualifying round with three wins and a draw.

The father and brother of Son have been ordered to complete 40 hours of educational sessions on child abuse.

Ao Tanaka scored the only goal after two minutes to give Japan a nervy 1-0 win over North Korea.

Son Heung-min and South Korea must move on from their turbulent Asian Cup when they return to World Cup qualifying Thursday.

Son Heung-min apologised and said he was "devastated" after South Korea crashed out of the Asian Cup with a stunning 2-0 semi-final defeat to underdogs Jordan

Son Heung-min stepped up in extra time for South Korea with a sumptuous free-kick to see off Australia 2-1 on Friday and set up an Asian Cup semi-final with Jordan.

Jurgen Klinsmann said South Korea "have to be ready to suffer" when they face Australia in the Asian Cup quarter-finals on Friday, 72 hours after beating Saudi Arabia on penalties

South Korea launched their campaign for a first Asian Cup since 1960 with a 3-1 win over Bahrain

Lee Kang-in has impressed since joining PSG from Mallorca last summer and said it was "a privilege" to play with his star team-mates for club and country.

South Korea's Asian Games football coach voiced frustration on Thursday at Paris Saint-Germain's failure to release key attacking midfielder Lee Kang-in with the competition just days away

Morocco won a Women's World Cup match for the first time after Ibtissam Jraidi struck early to give them a stunning 1-0 victory over South Korea on Sunday

Casey Phair on Tuesday became the youngest player to feature at a Women's World Cup after coming on as a substitute for South Korea against Colombia aged 16 years and 26 days

Paulo Bento has bid an emotional farewell to South Korea, calling his four years as coach of the national football team a "beautiful experience which I will never forget"

FIFA World Cup: Even Tite did a jig with his players in front of his dugout after Richarlison scored a classy third for Brazil in the 29th minute.

In the video, that is viral on social media, Samuel Eto'o can be seen moving towards the man while talking to him angrily, as others try to stop him, and even kicked him to the ground.

Richarlison scored in Brazil's 4-1 win over South Korea in a FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match

After the victory, Brazil forwards Neymar, Vinicius Junior, Raphinha and midfielder Lucas Paqueta were seen showing 'Samba dance' moves with at Stadium 974, the venue of the match.