Uruguay vs South Korea, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Uruguay vs South Korea — Worldcup at Education City Stadium.
- Uruguay 1 games · 1 pts (2026/26)
- South Korea 2 games · 3 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Clement Turpin
- Referee Nicolas Danos
- Referee Cyril Gringore
- Referee Benoit Millot
- Referee Istvan Kovacs
- Referee Jerome Brisard
15 games this season 🟨 1.9/game ⚽ 8.1 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 2 6 2 South Korea 2 3 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Canada 2 4 6 Switzerland 2 4 7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 8 Qatar 2 1 9 Brazil 2 4 10 Morocco 2 4 11 Scotland 2 3 12 Haiti 2 0 13 United States 2 6 14 Australia 2 3 15 Paraguay 2 3 16 Turkey 2 0 17 Germany 2 6 18 Ivory Coast 2 3 19 Ecuador 2 1 20 Curacao 2 1 21 Netherlands 2 4 22 Japan 2 4 23 Sweden 2 3 24 Tunisia 2 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Uruguay 1 1 30 Saudi Arabia 1 1 31 Spain 1 1 32 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Austria 1 3 39 Jordan 1 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Colombia 1 3 42 Congo DR 1 1 43 Portugal 1 1 44 Uzbekistan 1 0 45 England 1 3 46 Ghana 1 3 47 Panama 1 0 48 Croatia 1 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Season Stats
Uruguay South Korea #29 Position #2 1 Points 3 1 Played 2 0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1 1 Scored 2 1 Conceded 2 +0 GD +0 1.00 PPG 1.50 0% Win % 50% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Uruguay this season0% Clean Sheets
South Korea this seasonUruguay are 29th (1 pts). South Korea are 2nd (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Uruguay0-15–/–16-30–/–31-45–/146-60–/–61-75–/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ ConcededSouth Korea0-15–/–16-30–/–31-45–/–46-60–/261-751/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Uruguay and South Korea is underway.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Darwin Nunez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' It looks surprising South Korea does not make any changes. Federico Valverde has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kim Moonhwan made 9 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' Uruguay started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering South Korea that had 9 games and scored 12 goals.
- 45' 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.
- 50' The travelling South Korea supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 57' Uruguay player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 62' South Korea seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 64' Edinson Cavani has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luis Suarez on 64 minute.
- 69' It looks like no one’s ball. South Korea is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 74' The whistle greets Hwang Uijo as he departs to be replaced by Gue-Sung Cho.
- 75' Lee Kangin is replacing Sang-ho Na for the South Korea side.
- 79' Time for substitution for Uruguay. Matias Vecino is replaced by Nicolas de la Cruz.
- 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Uruguay needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 88' Another substitution for Uruguay to replace Facundo Pellistri by Guillermo Varela on 88 minute.
- 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gue-Sung Cho on 88.
- 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gue-Sung Cho.
- 90' Paulo Bento is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Lineups
Uruguay Lineups
Starting XI
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Luis Suarez ↓ Edinson Cavani 64'
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Mathias Olivera ↓ Matias Vina 79'
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Bench
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Edinson Cavani ↑ 64'
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Guillermo Varela ↑ 88'
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Matias Vina ↑ 79'
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Nicolas de la Cruz ↑ 79'
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Coach Diego AlonsoSouth Korea Lineups
Starting XI
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Lee Jaesung ↓ Joon-Ho Son 75'
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Sang-ho Na ↓ Lee Kangin 75'
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Hwang Uijo ↓ Gue-Sung Cho 74'
Bench
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Lee Kangin ↑ 75'
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Gue-Sung Cho ↑ 74'
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Joon-Ho Son ↑ 75'
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H2H
Head to Head
Uruguay Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.6 Uruguay xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.52 South Korea xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.12Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 64% 36% ± 1.5 32% 68% ± 2.5 11% 89% ± 3.5 3% 97% ± 4.5 1% 99% Double Chance
Uruguay or Draw 75%Draw or South Korea 66%Uruguay or South Korea 59%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 17.7%0 – 1 15.1%1 – 1 11.4%2 – 0 5.2%0 – 2 3.9%2 – 1 3.3%1 – 2 2.8%2 – 2 1%3 – 0 1%3 – 1 0.7%0 – 3 0.7%Asian Handicap — Uruguay
Handicap Uruguay covers Push South Korea covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 6% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 21% 72% -0.5 28% — 72% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 18% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Uruguay keeps clean sheet 60% ✓South Korea keeps clean sheet 55% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.