P.M. BRIEFING : Sweden, S. Korea Qualify for Cup

Sweden and South Korea clinched the ninth and 10th spots in the 24-nation finals of the 1990 World Cup soccer tournament today by scoring 2-0 victories in qualifying matches.

Belgium was hoping to clinch a spot in its third consecutive World Cup finals later today in its Group 7 game at home against lowly Luxembourg. The Belgians needed a victory or a tie against Luxembourg.

In other qualifying games today, Turkey kept alive its chances of advancing to the finals for the first time since 1954 by winning 3-0 at home against Austria in a Group 3 encounter, and Czechoslovakia defeated Switzerland 3-0 in Prague in a Group 7 contest to improve its chances of qualifying for the finals. Two teams will qualify from the group.

Other teams that have qualified for soccer’s quadrennial world championships are Brazil, Costa Rica and Uruguay from the Americas; England, Spain and Yugoslavia from Europe; Italy as the host, and Argentina as the defending champion.