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South Korea vs Portugal – World Cup: Team news, possible lineups & prediction.
South Korea and Portugal will complete their World Cup 2022 Group H campaigns when they meet on Friday at the Education City Stadium.
Fernando Santos’ team is already assured to advance to the round of 16, having earned six points from victories against Ghana and Uruguay, and they only need to draw to finish first.
The third matchday of the FIFA World Cup 2022 has begun. Even though Portugal has already advanced to the World Cup knockout rounds, when they play South Korea on the tournament’s final day of group stage matches, they have a chance to clinch the top spot in Group H.
Things have gone reasonably well for Portugal, who have won their last two games, and they will be confident in their chances against a South Korean team that has battled this winter on both sides of the field.
South Korea’s campaign began with a scoreless draw against Uruguay, but their most recent match ended in heartache as they lost 3-2 to Ghana. Korea is still in the running to advance to the next round, but in order to do so, they must win by a score of at least two goals and hope that Ghana and Uruguay’s match ends in a draw.
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Team News:
Due to a hamstring issue, Hwang Hee-chan has been inactive for South Korea so far in the tournament, and the forward is still a big question mark for Friday’s match.
Son Heung-min, 30, will start for Bento’s team in this game and is expected to earn his 107th cap for the national team. Kim Min-Jae of Napoli will line up in the middle of the defence.
The South Korean starting lineup will once again be led by Cho Gue-sung, who scored twice against Ghana the last time they played. Kwon Chang-hoon should keep his spot in the wide position.
Hwang At-beom should have his own space in the park’s centre.
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Nuno Mendes, a defender for Portugal, had to be replaced in the final minutes of the first half of the team’s matchup with Uruguay the previous time round and has been ruled out for the remainder of the competition.
Danilo is also out with broken ribs, and Otavio is questionable due to the injury that kept him out of the previous match against Uruguay.
Raphael Guerreiro should replace Mendes as left-back, but Cristiano Ronaldo’s status for the game is uncertain because he missed Wednesday’s training.
Diogo Dalot, Joao Palhinha, and Goncalo Ramos could all start this game, according to Santos, who has said that he will make changes.
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Possible Lineup:
South Korea’s possible starting lineup:
Seung-gyu; Moon-hwan, Min-jae, Young-gwon, Jin-su; Woo-young, In-beom; Chang-hoon, Woo-yeong, Heung-min; Gue-sung
Portugal’s possible starting lineup:
Costa; Dalot, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro; Bernardo, Neves, Palhinha; Fernandes; Ronaldo, Ramos
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Score Prediction:
Taegeuk Warriors put up a strong performance against Ghana and are anticipated to do the same against Portugal in their last group-stage match. Ask Ghana how Son Heung-min and company might be problematic. Finding a method to win against Portugal, though, is a very different matter, and even a weak Portugal team will be confident going into this match.
Portugal should easily win this game even if they let up a little on the gas pedal.
Prediction: South Korea 1-3 Portugal.