The second round match of Group A was held on January 29 in Jakarta.
The Iraqis opened the scoring in the last minute of the first half by converting a penalty.
In the second half, the Korean team first equalized and then took the lead.
In the final part of the match, the Iraqi team sent a fifth player onto the field and managed to equalize three minutes before the end of the game — 2:2.
The Koreans, who suffered a crushing defeat against Indonesia with a score of 0:5 in the first round, also brought on a fifth field player and conceded a goal into an empty net in the last minute.
As a result, the Iraqi team won with a final score of 3:2, earning 6 points after two games and taking first place in the group.
Korea, having no points after two matches, still has a theoretical chance to take second place and advance to the playoffs.
In another match of the second round of Group A, Indonesia will face Kyrgyzstan. The match will start at 18:00 Bishkek time.
Group A
Round 1, January 27
Kyrgyzstan - Iraq — 2:4
Indonesia - Korea — 5:0
Round 2, January 29
Korea - Iraq — 2:3
18:00 Indonesia - Kyrgyzstan
Round 3, January 31
18:00 Indonesia - Iraq
18:00 Korea - Kyrgyzstan
