As part of the match of the first round of the group stage of group H, the national teams of Uruguay and South Korea will play against each other. With what score will this meeting end? Our sports portal evaluates the chances of rivals for success.
Uruguay
The Uruguay national team was able to confidently qualify for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The team took the third place in the qualifying group in South America, having given out a 4-match winning streak at the end of the cycle, lagging behind Brazil and Argentina indecently much. After that, the team played 5 friendly matches, in which it won 3 victories, once drew and lost to an opponent. After the failure in the game against Iran (0:1), the team of nominal hosts defeated Canada – 2:0.
South KoreaThe South Korean national team confidently entered the World Cup from Asia.
In Group A, the team was able to take second place, scoring 23 points and losing by 2 points to Iran. From September to November, the Asian team managed to hold three friendly meetings, in which they never lost. The team drew with Costa Rica (2-2), and also won games against Cameroon (1-0) and Iceland (1-0). The first test of strength is next in view of the meeting against Uruguay
Statistics and figures:
- Uruguay is the favorite of the meeting;Uruguay has 3 wins in 5 matches;
- South Korea has a 3-match unbeaten streak;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of South Korea.
- Forecast
I believe that the Uruguay national team will be able to win a landslide victory in this meeting.
Our stake in the game will be in favor of the South American team. The exact score in this game will be 2:0 in favor of the nominal hosts.