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Uruguay-South Korea creates an unwanted ‘first’ record in FIFA World Cup history.
With a point, each in their opening Group H match, South Korea and Uruguay set an unwanted “first record in FIFA World Cup history.
During the FIFA World Cup, numerous strange records were broken. Another record of this kind was set on Thursday during the Uruguay vs. South Korea game of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. The match ended in a scoreless tie, the fourth one this tournament.
Both teams had goal opportunities, with Uruguay hitting the post twice. South Korea and Uruguay engaged in a heated match, with both sides exchanging similar possession. South Korea was more frightening, but they lacked innovation in the opponent’s box.
Uruguay struggled against the strong pressing of the Asian giants because they were frequently unable to keep up with the pace.
When Hwang Ui Jo missed his attempt from 12 yards out, South Korea had a great chance to make a breakthrough.
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The South American juggernauts, on the other hand, were nearly in control when Diego Godin’s header struck the far post. Federico Valverde’s attempt hit the post and rebounded, giving Uruguay another chance to score.
The South American giants were disappointed, nevertheless, to lose. Heung-Min Son had one final opportunity to give South Korea the lead when Sergio Rochet’s careless clearing fell into his path, but he missed the target.
Interestingly, Uruguay attempted 10 shots, while South Korea had seven, none of which were on target. It has never happened before in a World Cup game this century. Both teams had a sufficient number of shots on goal, but none of them was successful in testing the goalkeeper.
Zero shots on target were recorded by FIFA for either team, which is unusual in a World Cup match. This occurred during a FIFA World Cup match for the first time ever in the 20th century. It’s extremely surprising considering that the game included some of the tops forwards in the world.