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South Korea national football team
World Cup | Group Stage
Dec 2, 2022 at 3pm UK
 
Portugal national football team

South Korea
2 - 1
Portugal

Young-gwon (27'), Hee-chan (90+1')
Kang-in (36'), Hee-chan (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Horta (5')

How South Korea could line up against Portugal

How South Korea could line up against Portugal
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Sports Mole looks at how South Korea could line up in their final World Cup Group H game with Portugal.

South Korea could again be without the services of Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Hwang Hee-chan for Friday's World Cup contest with Portugal.

The 26-year-old is yet to feature for his country at the competition due to a hamstring problem, and he remains a major doubt for his side's third match in Group H.

South Korea need to overcome Portugal to stand any chance of making it through to the knockout round of the competition, but there is not expected to be a change of formation for this match.

Head coach Paulo Bento will again be looking to his captain Son Heung-min to provide inspiration on Friday, with the 30-year-old set to win his 107th cap.

Cho Gue-sung scored twice in the 3-2 loss to Ghana last time out, and he should again lead the line, with Kwon Chang-hoon featuring off the left.

Hwang In-beom should retain his position in the middle of midfield, while Jung Woo-young is also expected to feature in the starting XI for South Korea in this contest.

There are also not expected to be any changes at the back, with Napoli's Kim Min-jae, who has recently been linked with Manchester United, set to feature in the middle of the defence.

South Korea possible starting lineup: Seung-gyu; Moon-hwan, Min-jae, Young-gwon, Jin-su; Woo-young, In-beom; Chang-hoon, Woo-yeong, Heung-min; Gue-sung

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Group A

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Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

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Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

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Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

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Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

Group E

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Q Romania Romania31114
Q Belgium Belgium31114
Q Slovakia Slovakia31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

Group F

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Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Turkey Turkey32016
Q Georgia Georgia31114
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic30121


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