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Lebanon launched its Asian qualification campaign for the 2022 World Cup with a 2-0 defeat to its North Korean counterpart on Thursday.
Jong Il Guan of the Republic of Korea scored both goals in the 7th and 56th minutes at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.
The match started without any media coverage, and the results of the quick matches did not directly reveal their results and a "pending details" panel was placed next to the teams' names, according to media reports.
Lebanon is part of Group H of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, alongside South Korea, Turkmenistan, Sri Lanka and North Korea.
The AFC rules stipulate that the top ranked teams in each group, as well as the top four teams in second place, will qualify for the 12 qualifications for the 2023 Asian Cup and the final phase of the tournament. qualifications for the 2022 World Cup.
On the other hand, the other 24 teams qualify for the next stage of the Asian Cup qualifiers and will compete for the remaining places of the final to be held in China in 2023.
Source: agencies
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