South American giants Uraguay open their 2022 World Cup campaign against South Korea at the Education City Stadium on Thursday.
2-time World Champion, Uruguay, has an exceptional squad packed with talent, and they will be expected to progress through to the knockout rounds of the World Cup, starting with the game against South Korea.
South Korea has a talented squad as well, and they will look to pull off a few surprises in the World Cup this time around.
Uruguay has an exceptional head-to-head record against South Korea, and they should be able to extend that with a win here. They have a better team on paper and a proven track record of doing well in major tournaments.
Meanwhile, South Korea are no pushovers and has top-class attackers like Son Heung-min at their disposal. This is likely to be a close contest, but Uruguay should be able to pick up all three points.
Predicted Lineup (4-3-3)
Rochet; Varela, Godin, Gimenez, Olivera; Valverde, Torreira, Bentancur; Pellistri, Suarez, Nunez
Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):
Kim Seung-yu; Kim Moon-hwan, Kim Young-won, Kim Min-Jae, Kim Jin-Su; Jung Woo-young, Hwang In-beom, Lee Jae-sung; Kwon Chang-hoon, Hwang Ui-jo, Son Heung-min.
Odds /predictions
It promises to be a keenly contested encounter but punters might want to with an over 2.5 to be on the safer side.
