Thursday , 2 July 2026

South Korea vs Portugal, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
South Korea
2 – 1
Full Time
Portugal
Fri 2 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Education City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Lee Kangin 36' Y
Hwang Heechan 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

South Korea vs Portugal — Worldcup at Education City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Gabriel Chade
  • Referee Facundo Tello
  • Referee Ezequiel Brailovsky
  • Referee Juan Soto (Peru)
  • Referee Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)
  • Referee Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
South Korea 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-02 South Korea 2–1 Portugal

Recent Form

South Korea
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Portugal H 2–1 W
28 Nov Ghana H 2–3 L
24 Nov Uruguay A 0–0 D
27 Jun Germany H 2–0 W
23 Jun Mexico H 1–2 L
18 Jun Sweden A 0–1 L
Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec South Korea A 1–2 L
28 Nov Uruguay H 2–0 W
24 Nov Ghana H 3–2 W
27 Jun Belgium A 0–1 L
23 Jun France H 2–2 D
19 Jun Germany H 2–4 L

Season Stats

South Korea Portugal
#3 Position #42
3 Points 5
3 Played 3
1 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
2 Scored 6
3 Conceded 1
-1 GD +5
1.00 PPG 1.67
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
South Korea this season
67% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season

South Korea are 3rd (3 pts). Portugal are 42nd (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

South Korea
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portugal
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Education City Stadium will turn into a battlefield for South Korea and Portugal.
  • 5' Portugal is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ricardo Horta on 5.
  • 6' What a strike from Ricardo Horta! The score is 0-2.
  • 11' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portugal needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 16' The travelling Portugal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kim Younggwon suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' GOAL! Kim Younggwon scores on 27.
  • 28' Goal! Kim Younggwon scores his 6 goal in 10 matches.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portugal that had 121 games and scored 40 goals.
  • 36' South Korea player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. South Korea is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 51' Antonio Silva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' South Korea is showing some good football. However, South Korea are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Joao Palhinha. He replaces Matheus Nunes on 65 minute.
  • 66' Andre Silva has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristiano Ronaldo on 66 minute.
  • 71' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 76' Rafael Leao needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 81' Joon-Ho Son has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lee Kangin on 81 minute.
  • 82' Another change for Portugal made on 82 minute. Vitor Ferreira leaves to be changed by William Carvalho.
  • 87' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 90' South Korea player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' Time for substitution for South Korea. Gue-Sung Cho is replaced by Yu-min Cho.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portugal.

Lineups

South Korea Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.03 South Korea xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Portugal xG
I would bet for: South Korea or Portugal 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
South Korea37% Draw29% Portugal34%
Actual: South Korea win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

South Korea or Draw
67%
Draw or Portugal
63%
South Korea or Portugal
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
South Korea22% Draw52% Portugal26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.1%
0 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
10%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
3.1%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — South Korea

Handicap South Korea covers Push Portugal covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

South Korea keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Portugal keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.