2022 World Cup: Performances of Group H opponents Uruguay and South Korea

Famous South American media commended Korea’s performance in the Round of 16 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

On the 4th, ‘El Pais’ said, “Korea is an Asian football powerhouse that has been participating in the World Cup finals since 1986. “It was very difficult for Uruguay in the first round of the 2010 tournament,” he recalled. World Ranking 29th Korea Republic and 13th Uruguay will play the first leg of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Group H on November 24th.

Since 1986, the Uruguayan daily ‘El Pais’ has hosted the South American Player of the Year award, and it is well-known for its football knowledge. Korea held Uruguay to a 1-1 draw for 79 minutes in the 2010 World Cup round of 16 encounter before surrendering the winning goal in the 35th minute of the second half.

Twelve years ago, Uruguay beat Korea to fourth place in the World Cup. ‘El Pais’ said, “Korea also lost against Uruguay in Group E of the 1990 World Cup in Italy by one goal difference. If it was a 0-1 defeat that seemed unlikely to win back then, it was a performance that could be aimed at winning the round of 16 in 2010 (more than the quarterfinals) with higher aspirations.”

‘El Pais’, referring to Korea’s fourth place in the 2002 World Cup hosted as a co-host, said, “The Qatar World Cup held in Asia will be a great opportunity. It was really good in the qualifiers.”

Coach Paulo Bento led South Korea to 13 victories, 1 draw, 1 defeat, 37 points, and 5 runs in 16 matches in the second and final qualifying stages of the Qatar World Cup in Asia. South Korea would have been unbeaten if they hadn’t fallen 0-1 in the away encounter in the UAE.