Son broke the scoreless deadlock near the hour mark at Daegu Stadium, some 300 kilometres southeast of Seoul, firing a shot off his left foot from just outside the top of the circle. Then substitute Moon Seon-min, in his international debut, netted the insurance goal in the 71st.

This was the first of two tune-up matches for the FIFA World Cup-bound Korea Republic. They'll next face Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday in Jeonju, before head coach Shin Tae-yong whittles down his training camp roster of 26 to the squad of 23.

Korea Republic extended their undefeated home streak to 16 matches, with 13 wins and three draws, a run that dates back to March 2015.

The former Real Madrid head coach will lead his team into matches with Morocco, Spain and his native Portugal in the group phase of this summer’s tournament with the goal of taking the Iranians into the second round for the first time in the country’s history.

And the 65-year-old is confident his players will be fully focused on achieving that goal when they kick off their 2018 campaign in St. Petersburg against Morocco on June 15 despite stating his desire to end his seven-year stint with Iran.

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Maclaren – who was selected in van Marwijk’s 32-player preliminary squad ahead of the tournament – joined the Socceroos on Sunday evening.

Australia, as well as the 31 other nations competing at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, must name its final 23 player squad on or before June 4.

This week Maclaren will be given the opportunity to show his ability to van Marwijk and his staff as the Socceroos continue to train in Antalya, and play an international friendly match against Czech Republic in St. Polten, Austria.

“Tomi Juric has had a knee issue over the last three weeks which is being monitored by our medical team,” said van Marwijk.

“We hope that Tomi will be able to train and play this week, but his recovery might also take longer. That is why we have decided to bring in Jamie Maclaren now so that he also has a fair chance to display his qualities before the final 23-player squad must be announced.”

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