In this 3rd week match, on Fri Dec 2nd, Portugal will travel to Seoul to battle Korea Republic in a meeting of these two World Cup teams. Korea Republic is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Ghana. Mohammed Salisu scored the first goal for Ghana in the 24th minute, then Kudus Mohammed added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Jordan Ayew. Korea Republic looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while portugal is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Uruguay. Bruno Fernandes scored the first goal for Portugal in the 54th minute, then Bruno Fernandes added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Uruguay couldn’t manage to score, and Portugal took the shutout win. Portugal is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Portugal is fortunate enough to have Bruno Fernandes in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 6 goals. Korea Republic is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Heung-Min Son and Cho Kyu-Sung each having 2 goals in their last five.