South Korea ranks 28th in the FIFA world ranking, 33 levels higher than Ghana. In this case, South Korea’s strength is clearly higher than its opponent. In the last ten matches, the army from the country of ginseng has only lost once.
In the first round, Taegeuk Warriors drew with a team from South America, Uruguay. The last three matches in a row the South Korean team had no opponents in all competitions, and the ability in defense has improved.
Son Heung-min’s return to play amidst his injury problems has South Korean fans rejoiced. The Tottenham Hotspur striker wore a protective mask against Uruguay following his recent eye socket injury and came through the game unscathed.
Meanwhile, Ghana lost all points after losing 2-3 to Portugal in the first round. It’s regrettable because Ghana is able to keep up with every game Portugal plays. Even though it was controversial because it was judged to have done ‘diving’, Portugal’s first goal, scored by Cristiano Ronaldo from a penalty, made an impact on the Ghana team.
Ghana relies on strength as more than half of the players in this World Cup squad have played for five top-flight teams, including renowned striker Biba Williams and Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew.
Statistically, the strength of the Black Stars is above South Korea. Ghana must win three points over South Korea to open up opportunities to qualify for the knockout system. The reason is, the next opponent is Uruguay, which is more difficult to beat.
Ghana’s experience made Portugal suffer in the first game showing great resilience. Moreover, the South Korean star, Son Heung-min performed poorly and did not show his best performance because he was clearly affected by injury.
Kick-off time, & Live Streaming Links
Official TV | Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo |
Date | Monday, November 28, 2022 |
Kickoff | 08:00 EDT |
Live TV | Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo, TV-Bola |
South Korea – Ghana Head-to-Head Record
- 06/10/2014 Ghana vs South Korea 4 – 0
- 06/07/2011 South Korea vs Ghana 2 – 1
- 10/08/2006 South Korea vs Ghana 1 – 3
- 06/04/2006 Ghana vs South Korea 3 – 1
Last 5 Match Performance
South Korea
- 07/27/2022 Japan vs South Korea 3 – 0
- 09/23/2022 South Korea vs Costa Rica 2 – 2
- 09/27/2022 South Korea vs Cameroon 1 – 0
- 11/11/2022 South Korea vs Iceland 1 – 0
- 11/24/2022 Uruguay vs South Korea 0 – 0
Ghana
- 09/03/2022 Nigeria vs Ghana 2 – 0 P
- 09/24/2022 Brazil vs Ghana 3 – 0
- 09/28/2022 Nicaragua vs Ghana 0 – 1
- 11/17/2022 Ghana vs Switzerland 2 – 0
- 11/24/2022 Portugal vs Ghana 3 – 2
South Korea vs. Ghana Squad Predictions
South Korea (4-2-3-1): Seung-gyu; Moon-hwan, Min-jae, Young-gwon, Jin-su, Jung, In-beom, Na, Lee, Son, Ui-jo.
Ghana (4-2-3-1): Ati Zigi; Seidu, Amartey, Djiku, Baba, Partey, Abdul Samed, Bukari, Kudus, A. Ayew, Williams.