South Korea vs Portugal Prediction & Tips
An important game that will decide the “fate” of the Group H teams in the Qatar 2022 World Cup is the one that awaits us this Friday at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, when the already qualified Korea-Portugal team faces its South Korean counterpart in the last matchday.
The team coached by Paulo Bento is winless in its first two games. It all began with a lukewarm 0-0 draw against Uruguay, which gave them hope of qualifying to the round of 16, but now they lost 2-3 against Ghana, a match in which Cho Gue-Sung equalized the game with a double in the second half.
The truth is that they are third in their group, with two points less than second-placed Ghana, so this Friday they need a victory to qualify, and also hope that Uruguay, who are playing against Ghana, draw, or in any case, that the South Americans win only by a one-goal difference.
It is worth mentioning that these results make clear how hard it has been for South Korea to achieve good results in World Cup competitions, to the point that they have only one victory in their last eleven games in World Cups, losing seven of them.
On the other hand, Fernando Santos’ team has been able to take advantage of the experience of players such as Pepe, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva and Cristiano Ronaldo to win both games.
It all started with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Ghana, in a game where Cristiano made history by becoming the only player to score in five World Cups, and he is not only willing to be satisfied with that, as he aims to be Portugal’s top scorer in World Cups.
Portugal’s objective is to win first place in its group, and thus in the round of 16 avoid facing a team that is a candidate for the title such as Brazil, which is expected to be the leader of its group. To do so, the Portuguese team only needs a draw.
But, given South Korea’s need to go for the win, it is a good opportunity for Ronaldo to increase his goal tally.
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