HONG KONG – Son Heung-min and South Korea must move on from their turbulent Asian Cup campaign when they return to World Cup qualifying on March 21, while Japan will take on North Korea in a double-header that sees them travel to Pyongyang.

Asian football is back this week on the road to the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, a month after Qatar retained the continental crown on home soil with a 3-1 victory over Jordan.