Muscat: The two teams have met six times across various competitions with South Korea winning 5 times.
They met for the first time in Asian Games Football in Japan in October 1994.
Korea won 1-0
The second match was during Busan Asian Games Football played in South Korea in 2002.
Korea won 5-2
The third meeting was during the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers in September 2003.
Korea won 1-0
The fourth meeting was in Muscat for the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers for the finals to be held in China in 2003.
Oman won 3-1
The fifth meeting was an international friendly match.
Korea won 5-0
The sixth was during the qualification for the AFC Asian Cup finals in 2015.
Korea won 1-0
Oman is currently in the 76th position in the Fifa rankings compared to South Korea, which is ranked 23.
Also for the first time, the 2026 World Cup will see the participation of 48 teams, 16 more than the last seven editions of the tournament since 1998.
AFC (Asia): Eight direct spots + one inter-confederation play-off place
CAF (Africa): Nine direct spots + one inter-confederation play-off place
Concacaf (North and Central America, plus the Caribbean): Six direct spots + two inter-confederation play-off places
CONMEBOL (South America): Six direct spots + one inter-confederation play-off place
OFC (Oceania): One direct spot + one inter-confederation play-off place
UEFA (Europe): 16 direct spots
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