Merdeka Tournament 1978

South Korea 2–0 Syria

Thursday 27 Jul 1978 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (neutral)

South Korea2–0Syria

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

South Korea: 1815 → 1818
Syria: 1422 → 1419

Expected score for South Korea: 90.6% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 10, 1978–2022.

South Korea wins: 6
Draws: 3
Syria wins: 1

Form either side

South Korea

Before

3–0 v Thailand 14 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–0 v Singapore 16 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
4–0 v Japan 19 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–0 v Iraq 22 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–0 v Indonesia 25 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978

After

2–0 v Iraq 29 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–2 v Malaysia 11 Sep 1978 · Korea Cup 1978
3–1 v Bahrain 13 Sep 1978 · Korea Cup 1978
5–1 v Bahrain 11 Dec 1978 · Asian Games 1978
2–0 v Kuwait 13 Dec 1978 · Asian Games 1978

Syria

Before

1–2 v Iraq 15 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–3 v Japan 17 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–3 v Thailand 20 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–5 v Malaysia 23 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–4 v Singapore 25 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978

After

2–1 v Tunisia 19 Dec 1978 · Friendly
0–0 v Iran 17 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
1–0 v Bangladesh 19 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
1–0 v China PR 23 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
1–2 v North Korea 26 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980

Road through the tournament

South Korea

3–1 v Malaysia 12 Jul 1978
3–0 v Thailand 14 Jul 1978
2–0 v Singapore 16 Jul 1978
4–0 v Japan 19 Jul 1978
2–0 v Iraq 22 Jul 1978
2–0 v Indonesia 25 Jul 1978
2–0 v Syria 27 Jul 1978
2–0 v Iraq 29 Jul 1978

Syria

0–1 v Indonesia 13 Jul 1978
1–2 v Iraq 15 Jul 1978
2–3 v Japan 17 Jul 1978
1–3 v Thailand 20 Jul 1978
2–5 v Malaysia 23 Jul 1978
1–4 v Singapore 25 Jul 1978
0–2 v South Korea 27 Jul 1978

Every South Korea v Syria match10

From South Korea's side.


1 Feb 2022	Syria	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2022	—
7 Oct 2021	Syria	2–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
28 Mar 2017	Syria	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
6 Sep 2016	Syria	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2016	—
30 Dec 2010	Syria	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
1 Feb 2009	Syria	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
11 Oct 2006	Syria	1–1	Home	AFC Asian Cup qualification 2006	—
22 Feb 2006	Syria	2–1	Away	AFC Asian Cup qualification 2006	—
7 Dec 1984	Syria	0–1	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 1984	Group stage
27 Jul 1978	Syria	2–0	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament 1978	—

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