Welcome to Sportstar’s reside weblog of the South Korea vs Portugal FIFA World Cup Group H match from the Education City stadium.
16’
Son tries to discover a Korean shirt contained in the field with a cross however Dalot is there to dam the cross. Dalot has been good in these early minutes.
15’
Cancelo does very well to chop the ball in from the touchline, which takes his marker out of the equation. He then crosses contained in the field, however it’s blocked.
12’
Portugal has been having fun with fairly a few of the ball for the previous couple of minutes. The match appears to have settled. The early objective has helped Portugal and it’s evident from the boldness the gamers are having fun with on the ball.
8’
Chance- Kim Jin-Su squares the ball to Son within the center. The move shouldn’t be preferrred for the Tottenham ahead and he can’t wrap his foot round it and fires his shot broad of the close to put up.
STAT!
Portugal has by no means misplaced a World Cup match when it has taken the lead first. So, the stats are working towards the Koreans right here.
5’
GOOOALLLL!!!! PORTUGAL SCORES!! HORTA PUTS HIS TEAM AHEAD!! Portugal scores from its first assault. Dalot does nicely to get forward and sq. the ball contained in the field from the precise. Ricardo Horta was there to take the first-time shot and lash the ball into the online.
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Sergio Costa is there because the stand-in coach of South Korea. Head coach Paulo Bento is absent after seeing a purple card after being proven a purple card by referee Anthony Taylor after South Korea’s match towards Ghana.
2’
Portugal has began on the frontfoot, urgent South Korea inside its personal half. The Koreans have some respite because it will get a foul.
KICK-OFF!!
South Korea and Portugal kicks-off their Group H match on the Education City Stadium. South Korea should win to face an opportunity whereas some extent will assure prime spot for the already-qualified Portugal.
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STARTING LINEUPS!!
South Korea: Kim Seung-gyu (GK), Kim Moon-hwan, Kwon Kyung-won, Kim Young-gwon, Kim Jin-su, Lee Jae-sung, Lee Kang-in, Jeong Woo-yeong, Hwang In-beom, Son Heung-min, Cho Gue-sung.
Portugal: Diogo Costa (GK), Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Antonio Silva, Joao Cancelo, Matheus Nunes, Ruben Neves, Vitinha, Joao Mario, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Horta.
Can South Korea repeat it once more?
The solely earlier assembly between South Korea and Portugal got here within the 2002 World Cup. Korea gained that match 1-0 on residence soil in a group-stage match. That outcome noticed South Korea win its group, whereas Portugal was eradicated from the competitors.
Match Preview
South Korea let its feelings pour out when it misplaced a five-goal thriller to Ghana this week, however it will possibly count on no sympathy on Friday from Portugal, which is set to clinch the highest spot in its World Cup group.
South Korea should beat the 2016 European champion – because it did on the 2002 World Cup on residence soil – and hope that the results of the opposite last Group H match between Ghana and Uruguay goes its manner too.
Striker Son Heung-min was in tears after Monday’s 3-2 loss to Ghana and coach Paulo Bento was proven a purple card for arguing with the referee after he blew the ultimate whistle together with his staff about to take a nook.
Bento is not going to be on the bench towards Portugal.
Assistant coach Sergio Costa mentioned South Korea would bounce again from their disappointment.
“We clearly deserved a win,” Costa mentioned. “Count on us for the next match.”
South Korea has just one level after drawing its opening recreation towards Uruguay and should beat Portugal to have any likelihood of progressing.
At the World Cup 20 years in the past, South Korea beat a 10-man Portugal – whose staff included Bento – of their last group recreation. The outcome meant Portugal didn’t qualify for the following spherical whereas the Koreans went on a run that took them to the semi-finals.
Portugal opened its marketing campaign in Qatar with a 3-2 victory towards Ghana earlier than having fun with a extra managed 2-0 win over Uruguay on Monday.
But it’s not assured of ending prime of its group, a place that will seemingly see it keep away from Brazil within the final 16.
“First place isn’t guaranteed,” coach Fernando Santos mentioned on Monday. “We will go for the top spot, and not just because of Brazil.”
Santos is prone to be pressured into extra adjustments to his beginning 11 after left-back Nuno Mendes suffered an harm within the first half towards Uruguay and was changed by Raphael Guerreiro.
Centre half Danilo Pereira is sidelined with damaged ribs so 39-year-old defender Pepe is prone to hold his place and be tasked with marking South Korean striker Cho Gue-sung, who scored twice in three minutes towards Ghana.
Midfielder Otavio additionally missed the sport towards Uruguay as a result of an harm.
Captain Cristiano Ronaldo may have an opportunity to equal the report of World Cup targets scored for Portugal held by Eusebio, who racked up 9 targets in 1966 in England, the one event he performed in.
Ronaldo has scored eight targets in his 5 World Cups and he claimed his ninth within the win over Uruguay on Monday, just for the objective to be awarded to teammate Bruno Fernandes.
-Reuters
South Korea vs Portugal Predicted XI
South Korea attainable XI: Seung-gyu (GK); Moon-hwan, Min-jae, Young-gwon, Jin-su; Woo-young, In-beom; Chang-hoon, Woo-yeong, Heung-min; Gue-sung
Portugal attainable XI: Costa (GK); Dalot, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro; Bernardo, Neves, Palhinha; Fernandes; Ronaldo, Ramos
LIVE STREAMING INFO
When will the South Korea vs Portugal match kick-off?
The South Korea vs Portugal will kick-off at 8:30 PM IST, December 2.
Where will the South Korea vs Portugal match kick-off?
The South Korea vs Portugal match will kick-off on the Education City Stadium.
Where are you able to watch the South Korea vs Portugal match in India?
The South Korea vs Portugal match will probably be telecasted reside on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. On Android and nicely as iOS, the 2022 FIFA World Cup will probably be reside streamed on JioCinema.
Where are you able to watch the South Korea vs Portugal match exterior India?
Argentina – Live Stream: Telemundo
United States – TV: FOX, Telemundo; Live Stream: fuboTV, Fox Sports app, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo
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