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World Cup: Uruguay & South Korea play to a scoreless draw
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Uruguay, South Korea cancel each other out in Group H opener.
At the 2022 World Cup, Uruguay and South Korea battled to a scoreless draw in their opening match of Group H.
Diego Godin and Fede Valverde both missed the goalpost during Uruguay and South Korea’s opening Group H match at the Education City Stadium.
Son-Heung Min, the captain of South Korea, was forced to play with a face mask after breaking his eye socket earlier this month, but the Tottenham Hotspur forward was unable to make much of an impression.
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In the 34th minute, Hwang Ui-Jo had a golden chance to give South Korea the lead but skied over from close range after right-back Kim Moon-low Hwan’s cross.
In the 43rd minute, a header from Godin off of a corner from Valverde by Uruguay nearly made them regret their decision.
Around the hour mark, Son almost suffered an injury when Martin Caceres stepped on him, but he was eventually able to continue.
Uruguay was unable to make a breakthrough as Darwin Nunez curled a chance wide in the 81st minute and Valverde unleashed a rasping drive from distance in the 90th minute that cannoned off the post.