In what will be their tenth successive World Cup finals, South Korea will look to make it out of the group stages for only the third time in their history.
To do so, the Taeguk Warriors will need to negotiate their way past Uruguay, who knocked them out of the Round of 16 in 2010, before facing Ghana and Portugal, manager Paulo Bento’s home nation, in what is a strong group.
Their current form – which most recently includes defeat to Japan and a draw with Costa Rica in two of their last three games – pours cold water on a largely positive 2022 overall.
Until a 3-0 defeat to Japan, which lost them their EAFF E-1 crown in the East Asian Football Championship Final, South Korea had lost just once in seven matches, against Brazil.
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