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‘Not bad!’ The Korean national football team, which advanced to the finals for the 10th consecutive World Cup, received a not-so-bad final draw.
Korea, led by coach Paulo Bento (53, Portugal), was organized into Group H, which is located at the end of the 2022 Qatar World Cup final group draw, which ended early on the 2nd, and played against Portugal (Port 1), Uruguay (Port 2) and Ghana (Port 4). We were fighting for the round of 16. On this day, Lee Young-pyo (45), CEO of Gangwon FC, who appeared as a special guest on KBS’s group draw broadcast on this day, said, “There is no argument that Portugal is the most easy-going country if you remove the host country Qatar from Port 1,” he said, “not bad.”
The countries in Group H are not formidable opponents in terms of objective power including player composition. However, compared to the situation in the other groups, the majority of evaluations are that it is worth trying. “Portugal and Uruguay are still the teams we have won,” said Lee, who had won France at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. ” he analyzed.
Han Jun-hee (52), a soccer commentator at KBS, had a similar opinion. One member said, “Looking at the other groups, I can’t say it’s very good, but I can’t say it’s very bad either. I think our chances of advancing to the round of 16 are around 30%. It will be a fight to aim for one shot with strength while controlling goals with patience.”
The match schedule revealed right after the group draw is also said to be advantageous for Korea. Korea will play their first qualifying match against Uruguay on November 24th at 10 PM. The second leg will be played against Ghana at 10 pm on November 28, and the third game against Portugal at 0 am on December 3rd. One member said, “The first match against Uruguay is not bad. 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, and this is likely to be an advantage.
ESPN, an American sports channel, also predicted that “Portugal and Korea will advance to the round of 16 in Group H.” Analyzing that “Group H has a small power gap between the teams,” he said, “Korea defeated Germany at the 2018 World Cup in Russia,” and predicted Korea’s progress to the round of 16 positively.
However, the outlook for overseas betting companies is not positive. William Hill, a well-known British sports betting company, announced the odds for the first place in Group H are 8/15 for Portugal, 11/4 for Uruguay, 7/1 for Ghana, and 12/1 for Korea. Betting company William Hill released the top odds in Group H and set Portugal the lowest at 8/15. Uruguay (11/4), Ghana (July 1), and Korea (12/1) are in that order. The lower the dividend rate, the higher the possibility of realization. Korea has the highest dividend rate. Another betting company, Unibet, also had the lowest probability of being Korea’s top group with Portugal 4/5, Uruguay 7/4, Ghana 9/1 and Korea 11/1.
Unlike Korea, Japan has a portrait collection atmosphere. They belonged to Group E, to which the powerhouses Spain and Germany belong. Japan’s Sponichi Annex reported immediately after the draw, “A scream echoed through the Japanese archipelago in the middle of the night.” Japan, which reached the round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, aims to advance to the quarterfinals in Qatar. It will be a difficult journey as Spain and Germany are holding out.