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Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal are yet to lose a game in the FIFA World Cup 2022 as the European giants are set to face the likes of Heung-Min Son's South Korea, who are yet to win a game, in their final group stage clash on Friday, December 2 at the Education City Stadium.

Portugal are sitting at the top of the Group H standings with six points in two matches while South Korea are placed at the third position with just one point. Portugal opened their World Cup campaign with a 3-2 victory over Ghana and defeated Uruguay 2-0 in their second fixture. On the other hand, South Korea played a goalless draw against Uruguay in their opener and lost 3-2 to Ghana in their second match.

South Korea vs Portugal: Match Preview

Head-To-Head:

  • South Korea and Portugal have faced each other once as the Asian side won the fixture.
  • South Korea and Portugal faced each other in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Korea Republic won the game 1-0.

Top Players:

  • South Korea include Heung-Min Son, Min-Jae Kim, Young-gwon Kim, Woo-jeong Yeong as their top players.
  • Portugal include Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias as their top players.

Predicted halftime scores: (South Korea 1-2 Portugal)

  • 1st Half: 1-1
  • 2nd Half: 0-1

South Korea vs Portugal: Betting Odds (FT)

Handicap (Spread): 0.5 goal (Portugal -0.5)
Over/Under: 2.5 (Over)
Prediction: South Korea 1-2 Portugal

Money Line:

  • South Korea have +425 odds to pick up the win, while Portugal are listed at -165 to claim victory.
  • The draw between South Korea and Portugal has been listed at +310 odds.

Handicap (Spread):

  • South Korea scored a total of 13 goals in 10 matches at the AFC World Cup qualifiers while Portugal scored a total of 17 goals in eight matches at the UEFA World Cup qualifiers.
  • From their opponents in the qualifiers, South Korea conceded three goals managing a difference of 10 goals while Portugal conceded six goals.

Over/Under:

  • The full-time score has been set to 2.5 goals. Over -133, Under -111.

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