Under the stands, ESPN's soccer experts on Qatar 2022
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The predictions were stormy. In their first match, South Korea came out swinging, beating Uruguay 1-0, followed by a 1-0 win over Ghana in the second round to make it through to the round of 16. Facing a tough opponent in Portugal, the two sides played to a 0-0 draw, and Korea emerged from the group stage with a win and a draw.
ESPN spoke highly of South Korea's strengths: "Son's this
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It could be his swansong, but it's undoubtedly the moment he's at the peak of his form."
On the flip side, Uruguay, whose coach is still relying on forward veterans Luis Suarez and Cavani after their coach's ouster from Major League Soccer's Miami World of Work.
ESPN further predicts that Portugal will beat Ghana 2-0 in the first round and Uruguay 2-1 in the second round. As for the South Korea-Portugal matchup, ESPN's commentator put it bluntly, "Portugal's goal is to win, while South Korea's hope is to move on."
In the round of 16, ESPN predicted that South Korea will regretfully bid farewell to their trip to the last eight with a 0-2 defeat against Brazil.
