South Korea will compete in its 11th consecutive World Cup - the 12th in total.Playing in Basra, Iraq, they defeated the home team 2 x 0 this Thursday (5) even without their star player Son

By Michael Church HONG KONG (Reuters) -Uzbekistan and Jordan progressed to the World Cup finals for the first time on Thursday as regular qualifiers South Korea also booked their place in North America next year with a 2-0 win over Iraq in Basra.

Jordan and Uzbekistan qualified for the men's World Cup finals for the first time on Thursday, while South Korea booked their place at an 11th successive finals.