SOUTH Korea consolidated their place at the top of the Asia Group D qualifying pool for the 1994 World Cup with a commanding 2-0 victory over Lebanon in the Olympic Stadium in Seoul last night.
Having beaten Hongkong 4-1 on the opening day of the second phase of matches, the Koreans followed up with another action-packed display in front of a 30,000 crowd to record their fifth victory in six qualifying matches.
They now have 11 points from six games, four clear of second-placed Bahrain, who beat India 3-0 in the other match last night.
Hongkong lie third with five points from five outings and have a game in hand on the two sides above them. The territory's next match is against Lebanon tomorrow.
Lebanon are fourth with four points from six matches, three points clear of bottom-placed India, who have picked up just one point from five games.
The Koreans are clearly in a different class to their group rivals and must be one of the favourites to claim one of the two qualifying spots from Asia for next year's finals in the United States.