South Korea Stay Alive in World Cup Qualifying With Win Over Saudi Arabia
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- South Korea defeated Saudi Arabia 85-72 in the second round of 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifying.
- The victory moved South Korea to 4-4, ahead of Saudi Arabia at 3-5, and lifted the team from last place in Group F.
- Yeo Jun-seok and Lee Hyun-jung were highlighted for their important contributions.
South Korea kept their 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup hopes alive with an 85-72 home victory over Saudi Arabia in Suwon.
The win came in the second-round Group F match at KT Sonicboom Arena, giving South Korea a 4-4 record. Saudi Arabia fell to 3-5, allowing South Korea to move out of last place in the group.
The team, coached by Nikolaos Markoullis, had faced the risk of falling further behind in the qualifying race. Yeo Jun-seok and Lee Hyun-jung stood out as reliable performers in the victory.
For South Korea, the result offered a narrow reprieve in a campaign that had placed its World Cup qualification hopes under pressure.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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