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Korea Republic Beats El Salvador 1-0

6/5/2026

Summary

Korea Wins

Korea Republic defeated El Salvador 1-0.
The fourth official added three minutes of stoppage time.
Defender Cho Wi-Je and defender Yang Hyun-Jun each received a yellow card.
Forward Son Heung-Min's shot from outside the box was saved by goalkeeper Mario González in the top centre of the goal.
The referee awarded free kicks to Jefferson Valladares, Cristian Gil, Brayan Landaverde, Mayer Gil, Yang Hyun-Jun and Lee Tae-Seok.

Summary

Hong Benches Son

South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo rested forward Son Heung-min, replaced injured centre-back Cho Yu-min with uncapped defender Jo Wi-je, and faces El Salvador, ranked 100th, a 75-place gap from South Korea’s 25th spot.
El Salvador coach Hernán Dario Gómez began 2026 unbeaten, drawing 2-2 with the Dominican Republic and beating Martinique 1-0.
The friendly gives El Salvador a chance to record consecutive international wins for the first time since November 2024.

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Korea Wins

The model gave South Korea a 61.7% win chance, a 22.9% draw chance, and a 15.35% chance of an El Salvador win.
It rated a 1-0 South Korea win (14.3%) as the most likely score, followed by 2-0 (12.5%) and 2-1 (9.28%).
The match ended 1-0 to South Korea, aligning with the top-probability outcome forecast.

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Korea Wins

Korea Republic defeated El Salvador 1-0.
The fourth official added three minutes of stoppage time.
Defender Cho Wi-Je and defender Yang Hyun-Jun each received a yellow card.
Forward Son Heung-Min's shot from outside the box was saved by goalkeeper Mario González in the top centre of the goal.
The referee awarded free kicks to Jefferson Valladares, Cristian Gil, Brayan Landaverde, Mayer Gil, Yang Hyun-Jun and Lee Tae-Seok.

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