South Korea, Australia and Japan all chalked up commanding wins to move towards the third round of the AFC s World Cup qualifying section on Thursday.
Uli Stielike s South Korea now boast a five-point advantage at the top of Group G after dispatching Myanmar 4-0 at the Suwon World Cup Stadium.
Lee Jae-sung and Koo Ja-cheol netted first-half goals either side of Jang Hyun-soo missing a penalty, although the Guangzhou R F man managed to get his name on the scoresheet before Nam Tae-hee completed the scoring.
The battle for second place – where the best four runners-up from the eight groups join the first-place teams in progressing in the qualifying section as well as a guaranteed Asian Cup spot – in Group G is set to be a battle between Kuwait and Lebanon after…