Ghana will take on South Korea with the threat of an early elimination looming large on them. This match will take place at the Education City Stadium on Monday.
While Ghana fought resiliently in their 3-2 defeat to Portugal, South Korea were superb in their draw against Uruguay. Ghana need to win this game against South Korea in order to stay afloat in the contest.
FIFA World Cup South Korea vs Ghana Teams
South Korea Football Team News
For South Korea, there are serious concerns over the availability of Hwang Hee-chan who is currently suffering with hamstring pain. Barring this, there are no other concerns for head coach Bento.
For the side, Heung min Son and Hwang Ui-jo will lead the charge.
Ghana Football Team News
For Ghana, Mohammed Salisu’s place in the side could be under the scanner if the side looks to go for a more aggressive configuration. Andre Ayew should be in the side since he looks to be a player in form.
FIFA WC South Korea vs Ghana Predicted Starting XI
South Korea Predicted Starting XI
Seung-gyu; Moon-hwan, Min-jae, Young-gwon, Jin-su; Jung, In-beom; Na, Lee, Son; Ui-jo
Ghana Predicted Starting XI
Ati Zigi; Seidu, Amartey, Djiku, Baba; Partey, Abdul Samed; Bukari, Kudus, A. Ayew; Williams
Qatar FIFA South Korea vs Ghana Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- South Korea and Ghana have clashed with each other nine times across all the different competitions. Five of these meetings have been friendlies. As far as the head-to-head record is concerned, both sides have won four games each with one has ended in a draw.
- The last six meetings have been high-scoring affairs and both sides have scored seven out of these nine games.
- South Korea have not been in the best of forms in the recent past – they have failed to win nine out of their last 10 matches in the FIFA World Cup. Ghana, on the other hand, have been without a win in their last eight games of the competition.
FIFA Qatar World Cup South Korea vs Ghana Fantasy Football Team
Goalkeeper: Seung-Gyu
Defenders: Moon-hwan, Min-jae, Djiku, Jin-su
Midfielders: Partey, In-beom, Son
Strikers: Bukari, A. Ayew, Ui-jo
South Korea vs Ghana Match Details
Kick-off Date: Monday, 28th November
Kick-off Time: 6.30 PM IST
Venue: Education City Stadium
South Korea vs Ghana Live Streaming In India
Live Telecast: Sports18 SD/HD
Live streaming: JioCinema (App & Website)
South Korea vs Ghana Match Prediction
It has been a good World Cup for Asian Teams, but South Korea could well struggle against the faced-past Ghana side. We expect the team from Africa to control much of the possession and emerge victorious bu 2-1.