The Uruguay national team will play the first match at the World Cup with the South Korean team. Our sports portal gives a forecast for the game.
Uruguay
At the World Cup in Russia, the Uruguayan team got into the same quartet with the hosts of the tournament. In the group stage, Oscar Tabares' team did not lose a single point — three wins in three matches, zero goals conceded. The Uruguayans beat Egypt (1-0), Saudi Arabia (1-0) and Russia (3-0). In the first round of the playoffs, the Uruguayans coped with Portugal (2:1) thanks to Edinson Cavani's double, but lost to France in the quarterfinals (0:2). In the qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, the Uruguayan team took third place. In 18 matches, Diego Alonso's team scored 28 points.
South Korea
The Asian team at the previous World Cup failed to get out of the group. First, she lost to Sweden (0:1), then to Mexico (1:2), after which she beat Germany (2:0). The Koreans scored three points, but took only the third place in the quartet. The Korean national team confidently qualified for the World Cup in Qatar — the second place in the qualifying group. At the same time, the gap from the nearest pursuer was an impressive 11 points. A few days before the World Cup, the team leader Son Heung-min was injured, but he was still included in the application.
Statistics and figures:
- Bookmakers consider Uruguay the favorite of the upcoming game.
- Uruguay has won seven of its last nine matches.
- Korean football players have won six times in the last nine meetings.
- Previously, the rivals met each other three times: Uruguay won two victories, South Korea — one.
- The previous game with the participation of the opponents ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the Asian team.
Forecast
I'll bet on the victory of the South American team. It seems to me that the class of experienced players of the Uruguay team will affect the final result.