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MELBOURNE, Australia — Son Heung-min scored his 50th international goal on Thursday as South Korea beat Kuwait 3-1 to take a big step toward an 11th successive World Cup appearance. The Tottenham forward converted a penalty to make it 2-0 in the 19th minute and help South Korea earn a fourth successive win in Group B of Asia's World Cup qualifiers to move five points clear at the top with five games to go. In Group C, Australia and Saudi Arabia drew 0-0 in Melbourne after the visitors had a late goal disallowed.
