In the 4th round of Group C of the World Cup Outside Asia Zone Round 2, Thailand will fight against South Korea at home again. In the last round, the "Taiji Tigers" played at home and could only get the same "Elephant Soldiers" to play a 1-1 draw, but the situation of this group remains unchanged due to the fact that China and Singapore in the same group played the same game with the same loss of points. South Korea continue to lead the way with seven points, with Thailand in second place. They are expected to attack at home and aim for one point. In their last five matches, they have scored two or fewer goals and are good value at 2.5 goals. (on.cc East Network live at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday)
Kilian Swain was sacked after South Korea's top-four Asian exit. Currently, U23 coach Hwang Sun-Hong doubles as caretaker captain. For the first time, he led the game and got off to a good start. In the first half, he first took the lead with captain Son Heung-min's record. Unfortunately, he was chased by Thailand in the second half and stayed with the game until the end of the match. It was quite boring to see a new coach fail to 'open the door' at home, but it wasn't easy to win this game down south in Bangkok. It has to do with the radical change in weather and environment. I believe the Korean soldiers need to fight carefully and not dare to take the enemy lightly so as not to fall in the gutter.
On the other hand, Thailand, after forcing South Korea in their last game, have now scored four points in three games, the same number as China, and are temporarily in second place by holding China to a better goal difference. The situation is clear in this group. South Korea is expected to finish first and advance. Thailand will fight with China for the other advancement spot. Thailand learned this lesson late last year when they lost 1-2 to China at home. The main goal of this year's home offense is to grab points before visiting China for a do-or-die match in June. As such, South Korea is bound to react with a tight defense against a powerful offense. Expect few goals and a reasonable amount of scoring.
