FIFA World Cup 2022: South Korea vs Portugal , time, live-streaming details.
South Korea will have to beat a Portugal side that have already secured qualification to the last 16 if they are to stand a chance of making it out of the group.The two teams last met at the 2002 World Cup when South Korea won 1-0 on home soil, securing qualification to the last 16 and eliminating Portugal in the process.This time it is Portugal that could knock the South Koreans out. The Portuguese have the upper hand, having scored five goals in two matches and secured six points. They will guarantee their place at the top of this group by avoiding defeat.
The South Korean players showed the high-quality football they are capable of in their game against Ghana, scoring two identical quickfire goals in the second half and almost staging a remarkable comeback. Against Portugal, they’ll need to do even better.
Portugal have already qualified for the
knockout rounds. However, the top spot is not yet secured for them yet. If they lose here and finish at the second position, they will most likely play Brazil in the next round. That is something they would definitely not prefer so early in the tournament. In the Ghana match, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men's player to score in five world cups. Portugal want him to score again in this match so that they may finish in a glorious.
History will favour the Koreans as they play their second match against Portugal as they won their first against the European opposition - that, too, in a world cup. At the FIFA World Cup 2002, which they co-hosted, South Korea beat Portugal 1-0 and eventually reached the semi-finals.
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min will be a key player in the Korean team as they will look to score early in the match. Ronaldo, on the other hand, will be eager to make an impression as usual.
The South Korea vs Portugal match will be played on December 2 at 08:30 PM (Indian time) in the Education City Stadium, Ar Rayyan.