The worst group was avoided. However, they are opponents with no certainty that either team will win.
The Korean national football team, led by coach Paulo Bento, competed in the FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup draw ceremony held at the Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar on the 2nd (Korea time), with Portugal, South American powerhouse Uruguay, and Africa playing. He entered Group H, to which Ghana the leader belongs.
It will be the first time in 20 years since the 2002 Korea-Japan tournament, which created a ‘four-finals legend’, once morest Portugal, and Uruguay will meet in the World Cup final 12 years following the 2010 South Africa tournament. This is the first match with Ghana.
Although they avoided the worst group, they are not formidable opponents in terms of objective power. Most foreign betting companies classified Korea as the weakest in Group H. According to the odds released by Unibet, Portugal is the lowest at 4/5. It is followed by Uruguay 7/4, Ghana 9/1, and Korea 11/1. This means that the chances of Korea advancing to the round of 16 are low.
William Hill’s odds in Group H were also in the order of Portugal 8/15, Uruguay 11/4, Ghana 7/1 and Korea 12/1. Betting companies such as Radbrox and Coral put Korea in third place ahead of Ghana, but they do not make it to third or fourth place in the group or to the round of 16.
Coach Bento, who watched the draw in Qatar, also predicted that it would be a difficult match. “You can’t expect an easy grouping in the World Cup,” Bento said. “Many people will agree that Portugal and Uruguay are strong teams in Group H.”
Bentuho will play their first match once morest Uruguay on November 24 at 10 PM Korean time, then face Ghana at 10 PM on the 28th of the same month and Portugal at 0 AM on December 3rd.
Korea must go all-in before their first opponent, Uruguay. It is difficult to expect a round of 16 if they lose in the first leg. Portugal and Uruguay have to be seen as inferior, so following losing at least a draw once morest Uruguay in the Bentujoro line, they have to take Ghana (60th), which has the lowest FIFA ranking among the countries confirmed to participate in the finals, and aim to advance to the round of 16.
Korea and Uruguay met twice in the World Cup finals. They lost 0-1 in the group stage of the 1990 World Cup in Italy and 1-2 in the round of 16 in South Africa in 2010. In the previous match A, they were greatly behind with 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses. Korea’s only victory was in their most recent match, a friendly match in October 2018.
Ghana must be captured. Amid the recent decline in the power of African countries, Ghana also made it to Qatar with difficulty in the African qualifiers. It’s their first meeting with Ghana in the World Cup finals, and they have 3 wins and 3 losses in their 6 A matches.
Portugal has splendid stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Hubin Dias, and Bruno Fernandes. Although it was a difficult team to advance to the finals by defeating Turkey and North Macedonia at the end of the playoffs in the European qualifiers, it is a difficult team for us.
Now, success or failure depends on how you prepare for the remaining eight months. In particular, Korea was the only team in Group H to have the luck to play without moving. All three matches will be played at the Education City Stadium near Doha, Qatar.
Lee Young-pyo, head of Gangwon FC, said, “Portugal and Uruguay are the teams we have won, though.
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