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Victorious starts for ROK, Japan

AFP, Undated
South Korea opened their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign on Wednesday with a 2-0 win over Lebanon in Asian Zone Group 7. Fellow powerhouse Japan struggled to an unconvincing 1-0 victory over minnows Oman thanks to a goal in the third minute of injury time by substitute Tatsuhiko.
China's quest to qualify got off to a winning start too after 34-year old striker Hao Haidong netted to give the side a 1-0 win over Kuwait at Guangzhou's Tianhe stadium.
GROUP 7
The South Korean side that had reached the semifinals of the 2002 World Cup overwhelmed the Lebanese rivals with a powerful display of attacking football.
Cha Du-Ri, who plays for Frankfurt in the German league, headed the first goal in the 32nd minute from a center by Lee Young-Pyo, another South Korean exile who plays for Ductch club PSV Eindhoven.
Cho Byung-Kuk added the second in the 50th minute, but the score could have been much higher.
South Korea had 24 shots at goal, and coach Humberto Coelho said he would have been happier if more had found the target.
"We could have done better especially in front of goal," said the Portuguese coach who took over from Guus Hiddink, the hero of South Korea's 2002 World Cup campaign.
The Lebanese almost took the
lead against the run of play in the 30th minute when Mahmoud Chahoud was fouled in the penalty area.
The penalty from Mohammad Kassas was easily smothered by South Korean goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae.
South Korea, fresh from a big victory against Oman in a friendly on Saturday, opened the match at high speed and maintained their edge throughout against an outclassed Lebanon.
Chances fell frequently, with Cha Du-Ri coming close in the first half and Lee Chun-Soo hitting the woodwork with a free kick in the 72nd minute.
Coach Coelho praised his players for a fierce attacking display but said they had to learn to be more crafty.
"We launched some good attacks. What I also want is a change of pace that will make them more effective," he said.
Vietnam blanked the Maldives 4-0 in the other match of the group in Hanoi.
GROUP 3
Asian champions Japan had promised to go for the kill against the Gulf side but instead were frustrated for long periods with Oman keeper Ali Al Habsi pulling off a series of fine saves at Saitama.
Kubo's late goal, collecting a rebound, made up for an early disappointment when Reggina midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura missed a penalty in the 29th minute after Naohiro Takahara was brought down in the area.
Al Habsi, the only professional in the Oman side, dived superbly to save the spot-kick.
Japan's first attempt on goal had come from a header by Atsushi Yanagisawa from a Nakamura's corner in the third minute, followed by another attempt from Takahara in the 17th.
In the 18th minute, Brazilian-born Alessandro Santos unleashed a shot from outside the area, only to see Al Habsi jump to punch out.
After Yasuhito Endo and
Takahara missed another two chances, the Japanese faced a scare as Oman team repeatedly threatened, but Imad Al Hosni's shot hit a defender in the 44th minute and Fouzi Bashir's effort was saved by keeper Seigo Narazaki in injury time.
The Japanese, seeking a third straight berth in the World Cup, regained control in the second half.
Kubo replaced Yanagisawa at half time and he was presented with several scoring chances only to waste them to the disappointment of a 60,207 crowd. In the 70th minute, Nakamura squandered another golden chance when his close-range shot following a Kubo header went over the bar.
Oman often looked sharp on the counter-attack but were largely restricted to long-range efforts.
It was a repeat performance for the Japanese, who defeated Oman 1-0 seven years ago in Muscat in the opening qualifiers on their way to winning their first-ever appearance in the World Cup in 1998 in France.
Japan stretched their unbeaten record against Oman to two wins and two draws. Japan will next play Singapore, while Oman will take on India, both away games on March 31 in the four-team competition.
Group rivals India also made a winning with a 1-0 win over Singapore at Margao.
Mohun Bagan mid-fielder Renedy Singh scored the winner four minutes into the second-half, before the Indians defended strongly to earn full points in their opening fixture.
India, who have never played in the World Cup before, made a similar start four years ago when they beat 1990 finalists United Arab Emirates 1-0, but failed to build on the advantage.
Singapore, ranked 107th to India's 138 in the FIFA standings, failed to draw level despite dominating the second-half.
India play Oman next on March 31 before taking on Japan on
June 9.
GROUP 4
In Beijing, Hao's superb play throughout paid off in the 75th minute as he headed home a deep cross from the right by midfielder Zhao Hunzhe after Kuwait keeper Shehab Aha Kankune came off his line in a failed attempt to punch the pass away.
The win marked the first for China's Dutch coach Arie Haan, who has taken up the challenge of leading China to the World Cup again following the nation's first appearance in the tournament during the 2002 finals.
Haan appeared extremely nervous on the sidelines as his side repeatedly missed chances, despite valiant efforts from Hao to set up his teammates.
In the 16th minute Zhang Yuning sent a Hao cross on to Kankune's foot just outside the goalmouth, while a charging Zheng Zhi sent a nifty Hao pass sailing over the bar nine minutes later as the first half ended scoreless.
China had 14 shots on goal, but had difficulty finishing as the Kuwaiti team repeatedly packed the penalty area and rarely made an attempt to counter-attack.
Kuwait failed to get a shot on goal in the entire match, sticking closely to the strategy of Brazilian coach Paulo Cesar Carpegiani of staying deep and defending.
Following Hao's goal, the Kuwaiti defence maintained its form and continued to repulse China's attack, but the side's emotions began to show through with Hohayr Al-Shammari and Hamid Al-Harabi being booked in the 76th and 90th minute respectively, while Fahad Al-Hamad was sent off for spitting on Chinese captain Li Weifeng.
A total of 32 countries were divided into eight groups in the Asian first round and top finishers from each group will advance to the second round, vying for at most five places in the World Cup in Germany.