The hosts asserted their dominance from the start, with Hwang In-beom forcing a save from  Yazeed Abulaila with his 20-yard effort in the third minute.

They made no mistakes two minutes later, however, when a corner from captain Son Heung-min led to Lee Jae-sung kneeing the ball from inside the six-yard box into the top right corner of the net.

Jordan tried their best to find their way back into the game, with Yazan Al Naimat and Mahmoud Al Mardi’s attempts from outside the 18-yard box failing to find their mark in the 13th and 16th minutes respectively.

But their equaliser came in the 30th minute when goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo’s deflection from a Mousa Al Tamari shot found Al Mardi, who controlled the ball before unleashing a shot that curled its way into the bottom right corner.

The goal failed to deter a pressing Korea Republic, with Hwang Hee-chan’s attempt in the 37th minute from inside the left of the six yard box closed off by keeper Abulaila.

Korea Republic started the second half in a similar fashion, with Park Yong-woo’s header from the centre in the 69th minute just missing the top right corner and Lee’s glancing close range header off a pass from Seol Young-woo in the 72nd minute just going wide to the left.

They almost got a second goal in the 82nd minute when another close-range header, this time from Yang Hyun-jun in the 82nd minute, was parried away by Abulaila. The ball glanced off Yazan Alarab’s arm in his attempt to hinder Yang’s attempt but a VAR decision denied the hosts a penalty. 

Korea Republic will meet Iraq on June 5 while Jordan take on Oman on the same day.