But it is not assured of finishing top of its group, a position that would likely see it avoid Brazil in the last 16. “First place isn’t guaranteed, ” coach Fernando Santos said on Monday. “We will go for the top spot, and not just because of Brazil. ”Santos is likely to be forced into more changes to his starting 11 after left-back Nuno Mendes suffered an injury in the first half against Uruguay and was replaced by Raphael Guerreiro. Centre half Danilo Pereira is sidelined with broken ribs so 39-year-old defender Pepe is likely to keep his place and be tasked with marking South Korean striker Cho Gue-sung, who scored twice in three minutes against Ghana.
Raphael Guerreiro should take his spot at LB. Danilo should be out of this game with fractured ribs, while Otavio might not recover in time to full fitness to take part in this game. South Korea Predicted XI: Seung-gyu; Moon-hwan, Min-jae, Young-gwon, Jin-su; Woo-young, In-beom; Chang-hoon, Woo-yeong, Heung-min; Gue-sung Portugal Predicted XI: Costa; Cancelo, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro; Bernardo, Neves, Carvalho; Fernandes; Ronaldo, Felix South Korea vs Portugal Match Details Kick-off date: Friday, December 2 Kick-off time: 6 PM local time (8.
Son Heung–min hasn’t been at his silky best and will be hoping to come good in this game and display his wide array of skills. 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝗨