South Korea want ardour, togetherness and a little bit of luck in opposition to Portugal
Son Heung-min of South Korea warms up together with his teammates.
South Korea may have two issues – collective dedication and fervour – of their ultimate Group H match on the World Cup after they face Portugal as they hope for a miracle to qualify for the final 16 on Friday.
The Koreans are third in Group H with one level and might want to beat Portugal to have an opportunity of progressing to the knockout stage for the third time after 2002 and 2010. Portugal has already certified, however nonetheless wants some extent to ensure high spot, so can’t discipline. A reserve group on the Education City Stadium. (learn extra)
Ghana v Uruguay: Black Stars hope to bury the ghosts of Soccer City and Suarez’ ‘Hand of the Devil’ second
Luis Suarez was as brash on Thursday as he was 12 years in the past. During the pre-match press convention in Doha, a Ghanaian journalist did not mince phrases to clarify how the nation felt in regards to the Uruguayan striker. “Some Ghanaian fans think you are the devil yourself,” started the journalist, occurring to say how the nation was lastly trying to his retirement, earlier than apologizing.
Suarez replied fairly cheekily: “I handballed the ball, however the Ghanaian missed the penalty, I did not. If I tackled, injured a participant and confirmed the purple card, I’d most likely apologise. But In this case… It’s not my fault. I did not miss the penalty. A participant who missed a penalty would have carried out the identical factor. It’s not my accountability how he missed the penalty. (Read extra)
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
