Portugal faces a gritty and challenging South Korean side in their last group-stage game at the FIFA World Cup. The match will occur on 2nd December at the Education City stadium in Qatar. This group consists of teams with the potential to qualify for the next stage. This is a highly open group, and one needs to find out which two teams will make their way into the next phase of the competition. Cristiano Ronaldo will lead Portugal, arguably the best player in the world, who is looking for his one last dance with the FIFA World Cup.
South Korea has some talented players who possess the quality to produce wonders on the football pitch, one of them being their leading man, Son Heung-min. South Korea announced itself on the big stage in the last world cup by defeating Germany 2-0. No team can be taken lightly in this group.
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FIFA World Cup Official Broadcasting Networks
Portugal
The official broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup in Portugal are held by Radio e Televiso de Portugal (RTP). This is a Portuguese public broadcasting network which has four national television channels. The rights were recently sublicensed to competing for television networks TVI and SIC. Under the 2012 agreement between FIFA and the European Broadcasting Union, RTP obtained the rights to broadcast the competition.
South Korea
The broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup in South Korea are held by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), and Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). These channels will broadcast every game that takes place in the competition. The World Cup matches will be broadcast live across the nation.
Fixture table for both the teams
DATE | MATCH | STADIUM |
24th November | Uruguay VS South Korea | Education City Stadium |
24rd November | Portugal VS Ghana | Stadium 974 |
28th November | Education City Stadium | |
29th November | Portugal VS Uruguay | Lusail Stadium |
2nd December | Education City Stadium |
Portugal and South Korea will battle it out in the final matchday of their group. South Korea will play all their group matches at the Education city stadium. They are unbeaten in their last five games with three wins. On the other hand, Portugal has lost two of their previous five matches and, most recently, a heart-breaking defeat to Spain to end their Nations league campaign. Portugal has some good players who are currently in excellent form at the club level, and on paper, they cannot be counted out as potential top-four candidates.
Things to watch out for
- Portugal and Liverpool youngster Fabio Carvalho has been included in the provisional squad for the world cup. He has been shining whenever presented with the opportunity for his club. This exciting winger will be worth watching if he makes it to the final squad.
- When it comes to South Korea, only one name comes to notice, Son Heung-min. The premier league golden boot winner from last year will lead his country at the world cup. He is demanded by clubs worldwide, and his quality and pace with and without the ball are unmatched.
- The man of every moment, Cristiano Ronaldo, will probably play his last world cup. The greatest will go once last time to get his hands on the only trophy he has not won.
Table of FIFA World Cup Squads
Portugal
ROLE | PLAYERS |
Goalkeepers | Rui Patricio, Diogo Costa, Rui Silva. |
Defenders | Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro, Diogo Dalot, Ruben Dias, Nuno Mendes, Danilo Pereira, Mario Rui, Joao Cancelo. |
Midfielders | Joao Moutinho, Renato Sanches, Joao Palhinha, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, William Carvalho, Vitinha, Joao Mario, Ruben Neves. |
Attackers | Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Leao, Ricardo Horta, Joao Felix, Andre Silva, Goncalo Guedes. |
Coach | Fernando Santo |
South Korea
ROLE | PLAYERS |
Goalkeepers | Bum-keun Song, Seung-gyu Kim, Don-jun Kim. |
Defenders | Min-jae Kim, Kyung-won Kwon, Yu-min Cho, Young-gwon Kim, Jin-su Kim, Chul Hong, Tae-hwan Kim, Moon-hwan Kim, Jong-gyu Yoon. |
Midfielders | Jun-ho Son, Woo-young Jung, In-beom Hwang, Seung-ho Paik, Kang-in Lee, Jae-sung Lee. |
Attackers | Heung-min Son, Sang-ho Na, Chang-hoon Kwon, Young-Wook Cho, Hyun-jun Yang, Woo-Yeong Jeong, Hee-chan Hwang, Ui-jo Hwang. |
Coach | Paulo Bento |