South Korea vs Portugal Tips - Portugal to make it 3 straight wins at the World Cup

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 01 Dec 2022

Ralph Staniforth 01 Dec 2022

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The Group H game is being played at Education City Stadium (15:00 GMT)
Can Portugal make it 3 straight wins in Qatar?
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Portugal have won 6 of their last 8 matches (Getty)

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South Korea haven’t impressed at the World Cup and are facing an early elimination. Portugal should be too good and make it three straight wins in Qatar.

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Head to Head
South Korea Form
South Korea Squad
Portugal Form
Portugal Squad
South Korea vs Portugal FAQ

South Korea have lost 5 of their last 7 matches (World Cup).
Portugal have won 6 of their last 8 matches.
Portugal have won to nil in 5 of their last 8 matches.

Head to Head

South Korea have played Portugal once, at the 2022 World Cup. Portugal saw two players sent off as South Korea won 1-0 in Incheon.

South Korea Form

South Korea won seven of their 10 World Cup qualifiers to reach the tournament automatically.

Paulo Bento’s side played 10 games to prepare for Qatar, resulting in six wins, two draws and two defeats. They played one friendly in November, a 1-0 win against Iceland.

The Taegeuk Warriors started their World Cup campaign with a 0-0 draw against Uruguay, failing to fashion a shot on target with the South American side hitting the woodwork twice.

South Korea are coming off a 3-2 defeat against Ghana. They were 2-0 down at half time, two quick fire goals to Cho Gue-Sung getting them level but unable to go on with the job.

South Korea Squad

Pos.	Player	D.O.B. (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
GK	Kim Seung-gyu	30 September 1990 (age 32)	69	0	Al-Shabab
GK	Song Bum-keun	15 October 1997 (age 25)	1	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
GK	Jo Hyeon-woo	25 September 1991 (age 31)	22	0	Ulsan Hyundai
DF	Yoon Jong-gyu	20 March 1998 (age 24)	4	0	FC Seoul
DF	Kim Jin-su	13 June 1992 (age 30)	63	2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
DF	Kim Min-jae	15 November 1996 (age 26)	46	3	Napoli
DF	Hong Chul	17 September 1990 (age 32)	46	1	Daegu FC
DF	Kim Moon-hwan	1 August 1995 (age 27)	24	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
DF	Kim Young-gwon	27 February 1990 (age 32)	98	6	Ulsan Hyundai
DF	Kwon Kyung-won	31 January 1992 (age 30)	29	2	Gamba Osaka
DF	Kim Tae-hwan	24 July 1989 (age 33)	19	0	Ulsan Hyundai
DF	Cho Yu-min	17 November 1996 (age 25)	4	0	Daejeon Hana Citizen
MF	Jung Woo-young	14 December 1989 (age 32)	68	3	Al-Sadd
MF	Hwang In-beom	20 September 1996 (age 26)	39	4	Olympiacos
MF	Son Heung-min (captain)	8 July 1992 (age 30)	106	35	Tottenham Hotspur
MF	Paik Seung-ho	17 March 1997 (age 25)	14	2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
MF	Lee Jae-sung	10 August 1992 (age 30)	65	9	Mainz 05
MF	Hwang Hee-chan	26 January 1996 (age 26)	49	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers
MF	Son Jun-ho	12 May 1992 (age 30)	16	0	Shandong Taishan
MF	Na Sang-ho	12 August 1996 (age 26)	26	2	FC Seoul
MF	Lee Kang-in	19 February 2001 (age 21)	8	0	Mallorca
MF	Kwon Chang-hoon	30 June 1994 (age 28)	43	12	Gimcheon Sangmu
MF	Jeong Woo-yeong	20 September 1999 (age 23)	10	2	SC Freiburg
MF	Song Min-kyu	12 September 1999 (age 23)	13	1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
FW	Cho Gue-sung	25 January 1998 (age 24)	18	6	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
FW	Hwang Ui-jo	28 August 1992 (age 30)	51	16	Olympiacos

Son Heung-Min has a face injury and is playing with a mask. He has scored 35 goals in 106 internationals.

Forward Hwang Hee-Chan has not played at the World Cup matches as he continues to battle a hamstring injury.

Portugal Form

Portugal had to qualify for Qatar through the World Cup playoffs, beating Turkey 3-1 and North Macedonia 2-0.

The Seleção required a draw against Spain to reach the Nations League finals, suffering a 1-0 defeat after conceding in the 88th minute.

Fernando Santos’ side played a friendly in November, beating Nigeria 4-0 with Bruno Fernandes scoring twice followed by strikes to Gonçalo Ramos and João Mário.

Portugal started the World Cup with a 3-2 win against Ghana with Cristiano Ronaldo, João Félix and Rafael Leão on target. They then beat Uruguay with Bruno Fernandes scoring both goals.

Portugal Squad

Pos.	Player	D.O.B. (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
GK	Rui Patrício	15 February 1988 (age 34)	105	0	Roma
GK	José Sá	17 January 1993 (age 29)	0	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK	Diogo Costa	19 September 1999 (age 23)	9	0	Porto
DF	Diogo Dalot	18 March 1999 (age 23)	7	2	Manchester United
DF	Pepe (vice-captain)	26 February 1983 (age 39)	130	7	Porto
DF	Rúben Dias	14 May 1997 (age 25)	42	2	Manchester City
DF	Raphaël Guerreiro	22 December 1993 (age 28)	59	3	Borussia Dortmund
DF	Danilo Pereira	9 September 1991 (age 31)	64	2	Paris Saint-Germain
DF	Nuno Mendes	19 June 2002 (age 20)	18	0	Paris Saint-Germain
DF	João Cancelo	27 May 1994 (age 28)	39	7	Manchester City
DF	António Silva	30 October 2003 (age 19)	1	0	Benfica
MF	João Palhinha	9 July 1995 (age 27)	17	2	Fulham
MF	Bruno Fernandes	8 September 1994 (age 28)	51	13	Manchester United
MF	Bernardo Silva	10 August 1994 (age 28)	75	8	Manchester City
MF	William Carvalho	7 April 1992 (age 30)	78	5	Betis
MF	Vitinha	13 February 2000 (age 22)	5	0	Paris Saint-Germain
MF	João Mário	19 January 1993 (age 29)	54	2	Benfica
MF	Rúben Neves	13 March 1997 (age 25)	34	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
MF	Matheus Nunes	27 August 1998 (age 24)	10	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
MF	Otávio	9 February 1995 (age 27)	9	2	Porto
FW	Cristiano Ronaldo (captain)	5 February 1985 (age 37)	193	118	Manchester United
FW	André Silva	6 November 1995 (age 27)	52	19	RB Leipzig
FW	João Félix	10 November 1999 (age 23)	26	4	Atlético Madrid
FW	Rafael Leão	10 June 1999 (age 23)	13	1	AC Milan
FW	Ricardo Horta	15 September 1994 (age 28)	6	1	Braga
FW	Gonçalo Ramos	20 June 2001 (age 21)	3	1	Benfica

Forwards Diogo Jota and Pedro Neto were injured and not called up, Rafa Silva retired and Gonçalo Guedes wasn’t selected.

Centre back Danilo, left back Nuno Mendes and midfielder Otávio are injured.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 118 goals in 192 internationals.

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Verdict

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South Korea have been poor at the World Cup and were fortunate to get a point against Uruguay. Portugal should be too good here and register a third straight wins in Qatar.

Portugal Win

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