[골닷컴] Correspondent Kang Dong-hoon = While Bentoho is challenging to advance to the quarterfinals of the first ever away World Cup, the starting list has been announced ahead of the round of 16 once morest Brazil. Captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) scrambled without fail, and Kim Min-jae (Napoli) was also named in the starting lineup once more.
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Paulo Bento (53, Portugal), will play the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar once morest Brazil held at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar at 4 am (Korean time) on the 6th. It is a single match, and if the match is not decided within regular time, it goes to overtime, and if the score is still tied following that, the penalty shoot-out determines the advance to the quarterfinals.
Bentoho is coldly inferior in all areas, such as objective power, world rankings, and past opponents. But that doesn’t mean you won’t win. He has already written one dramatic drama. Even before the final match of the group stage, everyone shouted ‘impossible’, and it was only a 9% chance, but they defeated Portugal and advanced to the round of 16. The odds of reaching the quarterfinals were set higher than that. enough to cause an upheaval.
An hour before the game, the starting list was announced. Coach Bento (Portugal), as expected, brought out a 4-2-3-1 formation. Cho Kyu-seong (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) plays as one top, and Son Heung-min, Lee Jae-seong (Mainz), and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) are in the second line. In-Beom Hwang (Olympiacos) and Woo-Young Jung (Al Sadd) protect the back. With Kim Min-jae at the center, Kim Yeong-kwon (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim Jin-soo, and Kim Moon-hwan (Jeonbuk Hyundai) form the defensive line. The goal is guarded by Kim Seung-gyu (Al-Shabab).
Against this, coach Chichi (Brazil) took out a 4-2-1-3 formation. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) and Rafinha (Barcelona) are in the forefront. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) leads the attack behind him.
Casemiro (Manchester United) and Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United) form the midfield. Danilo (Juventus), Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) and Eder Militao (Real Madrid) make up the back four. Alisson Becker (Liverpool) wears goalkeeper gloves.