South Korea and Ghana will be looking for their first win at this World Cup when they face off on Monday afternoon.
South Korea was involved in a stalemate with Uruguay in their opener, while the Black Stars are playing catch-up in Group H after being on the wrong side of a five-goal thriller against Portugal.
The Black Stars will look to seal a defence that leaked all through against Portugal if they want to have a glimmer of hope in qualifying for the knockout stages.
Kickoff – 14:00 G.M.T
Venue – Education City Stadium
Team news
South Korea felt good in the return to fitness of Son Heung-min, who donned a protective mask against Uruguay after his recent eye socket fracture and came through the game unscathed.
Hwang Hee-chan – who was an unused substitute on Thursday – is dealing with hamstring discomfort and is classed as a major doubt for the match day two clash.
Otto Addo lined up in a defence-heavy formation for the showdown with Portugal, which very nearly paid dividends, but the need for victory could see the Black Stars shift to a four-man defence here.
South Korea predicted line-up:
S Kim; M H Kim, M Kim, Y Kim, J Kim; Jung, I Hwang; Na, Lee, Son; U J Hwang
Ghana predicted line-up:
Ati-Zigi; Lamptey, Amartey, Djiku, Salisu, Rahman; Partey, Kudus, Abdul Samed; A Ayew, Williams
Odds / predicted Lineup
According to goal.com, the Asian side are favourites although not by much, with bet365 offering a Korean victory at 7/5 (2.40) while Ghana the lowest-ranked team in the competition available at 21/10 (3.10).
The draw which would keep both teams technically still in the tournament is priced at 11/5 (3.20).
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