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April 10, 2000
SEOUL, APR 9 (AP) - South Korea qualified for the Asian Cup soccer finals this fall after beating Myanmar 4-0 in the last Group 6 qualifying match Sunday.
Seol Ki-hyeon and An Hyo-yeon each scored two goals at the game at Seoul's Tongdaemun stadium, improving South Korea's overall record to three wins and no defeat.
Seol scored his team's first goal in the 62nd minute and the second four minutes later. It was followed by An, who headed in two goals in the 78th and 85th minute.
Myanmar, also known as Burma, had two wins and one defeat.
In an earlier match, Laos defeated Mongolia 2-1.
Bounlap Khenkitisack of Laos scored the nation's first goal in the 26th minute, followed by countryman Khonesavanh Homsombath in the 32nd minute.
Bold Buman-Uchral scored his team's only goal in the 63rd minute.
Laos had one win and two defeats and Mongolia had three defeats.
South Korea will contest in the 16-nation finals, joining host Lebanon, defending champion Saudi Arabia, the nine other qualifying group winners, and the top four second-place finishers.
Iraq, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Indonesia, China, Japan and Thailand also have won their groups to take part in the October12-29 Asian Cup soccer finals.
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