Football News: South Korea vs Portugal: Preview and prediction
South Korea put up a brave fight against Ghana on Monday, but their efforts were fruitless in the end as they went down 2-3.
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Portugal are gaining momentum at the 2022 World CupIn the second half, Cho Gue-sung scored two goals inside three minutes to level the scores at 2-2, but Ghana regained the lead only seven minutes later. South Korea were unable to score again and ended up losing the game.
Portugal did not play particularly well against Uruguay on Monday night, but they still managed to come out on top, securing a 2-0 win.
It was a scrappy game, and neither team looked very cohesive, but Bruno Fernandes scored two goals to give Portugal the win.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">João Félix was only 6 years old when Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first World Cup goal.<br><br>16 years later, they both score in the same World Cup game.<br><br>Let that longevity sink in 🤯<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAWorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAWorldCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CR7%F0%93%83%B5?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CR7𓃵</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Portugal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Portugal</a> <a href="https://t.co/juRGKoVEMg">pic.twitter.com/juRGKoVEMg</a></p>— H A M M A D 🇵🇹 (@uff_hammad) <a href="https://twitter.com/uff_hammad/status/1596194821622075393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
In Friday's clash, a South Korea win would ensure their place in the next round, provided Ghana do not get a result against Uruguay.
Portugal have already qualified, but a point would be sufficient to guarantee first place and avert the possibility of playing Brazil in the round of 16
Portugal is predicted to win this game.