{"id":1259054,"date":"2022-11-28T07:39:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T07:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/28\/2022-world-cup-south-korea-v-ghana-preview\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T07:39:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T07:39:13","slug":"2022-world-cup-south-korea-v-ghana-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/28\/2022-world-cup-south-korea-v-ghana-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 World Cup: South Korea v Ghana preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"460\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1669112637_442_BS-1-696x460.png\"   alt=\"Black Stars\" title=\"Black Stars\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>South Korea\u00a0and\u00a0Ghana will meet in the Group H fixture on on Monday, November 28.<\/p>\n<p>The game will be played at the Education City Stadium in Doha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What time is South Korea vs Ghana?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The match kicks off at 13:00 GMT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team news<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There was worry that\u00a0Son Heung-min\u00a0might not be at his best for South Korea as he came into the tournament with an injury that threatened his involvement in Qatar. <\/p>\n<p>But, sporting a Batman-like mask, he looked as sharp as ever in his side\u2019s opening game against\u00a0Uruguay\u00a0which will be a real relief to his manager Paulo Bento.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana came through their defeat to\u00a0Portugal\u00a0without any injury worries so they too will have a full squad to choose from for the clash with South Korea. <\/p>\n<p>Given the way they battled against one of the stronger teams at the\u00a0World Cup, it is hard to anticipate any changes in their starting XI.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Squad guides<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Predicted line-ups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>South Korea (4-2-3-1)<\/strong>: Kim (Seung-gyu), Kim (Moon-hwan), Kim (Min-jae), Kim (Young-gwon), Kim (Jin-su); Hwang (In-Beom), Jung; Na, Jae-Sung Lee, Son; Hwang (Ui-jo).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ghana (5-3-2)<\/strong>: Ati-Zigi, Seidu, Amartey, Djiku, Salisu, Baba; Partey, Abdul Samed, Kudus; Williams, Ayew<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last time out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Korea were impressive in their first game of the tournament. They were largely expected to struggle against Uruguay but, for much of the game, they were the better team.<\/p>\n<p>They kept the likes of\u00a0Luis Suarez\u00a0and\u00a0Darwin Nunez\u00a0extremely quiet and had chances themselves to win the game but had to settle for a goalless draw.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana were equally resolute in the way they fought against Portugal in their first game. They came from behind to draw level after\u00a0Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s penalty and nearly did the same in the dying seconds after a couple of quickfire goals from\u00a0Joao Felix\u00a0and\u00a0Rafael Leao.<\/p>\n<p>Substitute\u00a0Osman Bukari\u00a0pulled one back in the 89th minute before\u00a0Inaki Williams\u00a0slipped at the vital moment after stealing the ball from\u00a0Diogo Costa. It wasn\u2019t to be for the Ghanaians but they will take great confidence from the defeat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1245059649-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"484\"\/><figcaption>An unfortunate slip for Williams let Portugal off the hook in stoppage time (Photo: Khaled Desouki\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Players carrying yellow cards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>South Korea<\/strong>: Gue-Sung Cho.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ghana<\/strong>:\u00a0Mohammed Kudus,\u00a0Andre Ayew,\u00a0Alidu Seidu, Inaki Williams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s at stake?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Korea could take a big step towards progression to the last 16 with a win against Ghana while the Africans get their World Cup back on track with three points.<\/p>\n<p>A defeat for Ghana would potentially send them out of the tournament, depending on the result in Portugal\u2019s meeting with Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>A share of the points wouldn\u2019t be too beneficial for either team so, hopefully, there will be plenty of front-foot, attacking football to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"VVjXZeZdGCQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV Live Stream\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VVjXZeZdGCQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars South Korea\u00a0and\u00a0Ghana will meet in the Group H fixture on on Monday, November 28. 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