As night falls, the final round of Group H of the World Cup resumes, with South Korea, the Taiji Tigers, and Portugal, the Golden Army, facing each other. Portugal is a star-studded team that has already locked the door to qualification and can enjoy the game at ease, while South Korea is only holding a one-chip lead, and if they don't win this game, their hopes of qualifying will be in vain. With captain Son Heung-min in poor form and leader Paul Bintou out due to suspension, South Korea will not be able to do anything. Looking back at South Korea's last five World Cup encounters with European teams, the total number of goals scored is less than two, so we might as well go for a 2.5 goal underdog result for both sides. (Now 618 and 616 live at 11pm on Friday)
South Korea drew with Uruguay in the first match, and Ghana equalized the two-goal deficit in the second match, but eventually suffered a 3-point defeat, which demoralized the team. After the match, Son Heung-min broke down in tears, apparently realizing that the team's chances of qualifying are slim, and the only way to turn things around is to beat Portugal tonight.
Tactical adjustments affected
Son Heung-min has been in mediocre form this season, scoring only 5 goals in 19 matches for Tottenham Hotspur. Although he went all out in the two group matches of the World Cup, he was unable to score any goals, and was often caught in the dilemma of conceding goals. In this case, South Korea not only to win, scoring has become extremely difficult, not to mention the skipper Paul Bintou last game for protesting against the referee and red, this game is suspended from directing, will certainly affect the tactical adjustments.
Portugal has won both of its matches and is clearly stronger than South Korea. The experienced defense line led by Rubin Dias and Bibi will be able to withstand South Korea's attack. With a draw, Portugal can secure the top spot in the group. It is believed that Portugal will keep undefeated as the primary goal, and do not need to rush for the knockout stage to build up their strength. In addition, the elder brother Cron is slightly injured, missed the recent training, this game is still doubtful, choose the underdog is more prudent.
Tonight's live streaming schedule
Friday 11:00pm WC South Korea vs Portugal
Friday 11:00pm WC Ghana vs Uruguay
Saturday 3:00am World Cup Cameroon vs Brazil
Saturday 3:00am World Cup Serbia vs Switzerland
