South Korea vs Ghana: 2022 World Cup, Group Stage Match Preview and Dream11 Predictions

South Korea vs Ghana on Monday lunchtime in a meeting between the two outsiders of Group H in a decisive match.

Match Details:

• Location: Doha, Qatar
• Stadium: Education City Stadium
• Date: Monday 28 November
• Kick-off Time: 6:30 PM IST
• Watch: Sports 18/HD, Jio Cinema App

South Korea vs Ghana: Match Preview:

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.

Both sides should be looking at this as their most winnable group game, which could add a lot of excitement to proceedings.

Team News:

South Korea:

The chief fitness concern for Bento coming into South Korea's tenth consecutive World Cup revolved around Son Heung-min and his battered face.

To the relief of 51 million, the nation's skipper played the full 90 minutes while wearing a protective mask without much fuss - if anything, he struggled more with a captain's armband which kept slipping down to his wrist.

Centre-back Kim Min-jae damaged his calf in the second half of South Korea's stalemate. The Napoli defender finished the match and revealed: "It's the first time I've injured a muscle, but I don't think it's serious."

Ghana:

There are a lot of new faces in Ghana's squad. 11 of the players Otto Addo called up came into the tournament with less than five caps to their name.

The only part-time manager at the World Cup opted for a more experienced starting XI for their opener but is expected to have a fully fit squad at his disposal if he has the urge to tinker.

South Korea vs Ghana: Head to Head:

The two teams have locked horns nine times across all competitions, with five of these meetings being friendlies. The head-to-head record is even at the moment with four wins for each team while one game has ended in a draw.

Ghana have been the better side in their recent encounters against Taegeuk Warriors, picking up three wins in their last four games.

The last six meetings between them have produced over 2.5 goals, with both teams scoring in seven of these nine games.

South Korea have failed to win nine of their last 10 matches in the FIFA World Cup while Ghana are winless in their last eight games in the competition.

Predicted Line-ups:

South Korea Starting 11 (4-2-3-1): Kim S G; Kim M, Kim M J, Kim Y G, Kim J S; Hwang I B, Jung; Na, Lee J S, Son H M; Hwang U J.
Bench: Song, Cho H W, Yoon, Paik, Cho G, Hwang H C, Son J H, Hong, Lee K, Kwon K W, Kwan C H, Kim T H, Cho Y.

Ghana Starting 11 (5-3-2): Ati-Zigi; Seidu, Amartey, Djiku, Salisu, Rahman; Partey, Kudus, Samed; A Ayew, Williams.
Bench: Ibrahim, Nurudeen, Lamptey, Odoi, Owusu, Issahaku, Kyereh, J Ayew, Bukari, Barnieh, Mensah, Aidoo, Sulemana, Semenyo, Sowah.

KOR vs GHA: Dream11 Predictions:

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