South Korea and Ghana go head to head at the World Cup this afternoon, both searching for their opening win.
Korea have a point to their name after an opening Group H stalemate against Uruguay in Al Rayyan on Thursday, riding their luck somewhat after La Celeste twice hit the woodwork in a low-key affair and missing good opportunities through Hwang Ui-jo and a masked Heung-min Son.
That is one point more than next opponents Ghana, who lost out after a thrilling second half against Portugal, Andre Ayew and Osman Bukari netting in an eventful finish before Inaki Williams crucially slipped with a tremendous chance in the ninth minute of stoppage time after coming from behind to dispossess red-faced goalkeeper Diogo Costa.
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Both sides should be looking at this as their most winnable group game, which could add a lot of excitement to proceedings.
Date, kick-off time and venue
South Korea vs Ghana is scheduled for a 1pm GMT kick-off on Monday, November 28, 2022.
The match will take place at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.
Where to watch South Korea vs Ghana
TV channel: In the UK, the match will be televised free-to-air and live on BBC One, with coverage beginning at 12:45pm.
Live stream: Fans can also catch the game live online via the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action via Standard Sport’s live blog.
South Korea vs Ghana team news
South Korea XI: Kim Seung-gyu; Kim Moon-hwan, Kim Min-jae, Kim Young-gwon, Kim Jin-su; Jung Woo-young, Kwon Chang-hoon, Jeong Woo-yeong; Hwang In-beom, Son Heung-min, Cho Gue-sung.
Ghana XI: Ati-Zigi; Lamptey, Amartey, Salisu, Mensah; Partey, Abdul Samed, Kudus; A. Ayew, J. Ayew, Williams.
South Korea vs Ghana prediction
The stakes are high in this encounter, with defeat ending Ghana’s hopes of qualification and anything less than a win for Korea making their path to the last-16 tricky with only Portugal left to play.
After a good first half against Uruguay, Paulo Bento’s side were dominated thereafter and lucky that the woodwork denied both Diego Godin and Federico Valverde.
After a dire first half, Ghana showed they are no pushovers against Cristiano Ronaldo and Co and were it not for Inaki Williams’ slip could have been celebrating a famous last-gasp point.
A draw could well beckon here though, which will leave the group finely poised before matchday three.
A 1-1 draw.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Both sides have four wins apiece from nine previous meetings, including a thumping 4-0 friendly win for Ghana in the last instalment in 2014, when Jordan Ayew notched a hat-trick in a World Cup warm-up.
South Korea wins: 4
Ghana wins: 4
Draws: 1
South Korea vs Ghana match odds
South Korea win: 13/8
Ghana win: 2/1
Draw: 21/10
