The Portuguese soccer team seeks this Friday to secure first place in Group H of the 2022 World Cup, against South Korea, after having already qualified for the round of 16.
After having beaten Ghana (3-2) and Uruguay (2-0), Portugal closes the group stage against the team led by Paulo Bento, with a draw sufficient to secure first place in the group, facing a triple advantage over the second classified, Ghana, who plays at the same time against Uruguay.
Facing the last match of Group H, coach Fernando Santos will have to make some changes to the starting eleven, not only to manage the physical effort of the most used players, but also to protect the four who are at risk of failing in the next phase. if he sees a yellow card, as is the case with Rúben Dias, Rúben Neves, Bruno Fernandes and João Félix.
Although it is a difficult exercise to anticipate, given the particularities of the game, players like Diogo Dalot, António Silva, Palhinha, João Mário, Vitinha, Matheus Nunes, André Silva or Gonçalo Ramos could start, with Diogo Costa, Pepe, João Cancelo , William Carvalho and Bernardo Silva remain among the headlines.
Portugal and South Korea will face each other at 6:00 p.m. local time (3:00 p.m. in Lisbon), at the Education City Stadium, in Doha, in a match corresponding to the third day of Group H of the 2022 World Cup, which will be led by by Argentine referee Facundo Tello.
The ‘quinas’ team leads the group, with six points, three more than Ghana, second, and five more against the South Koreans, led by Paulo Bento, and the Uruguayans, who, in turn, face the Ghanaians, in the Al Janoub. Stadium in Al-Wakrah.
If the first place in Group H is secured, Portugal will face second place in Group G in the round of 16, but if it stays in second place, it will face the first of that ‘poule’, in which Brazil, leader with six points, and Switzerland, second with three, leads Cameroon and Serbia, both with one, in the ‘race’ to the next phase.
The Brazilians, five times world champions, will play against Cameroon starting at 10:00 p.m. local time, while the Swiss will face the Serbs at the same time, in the two games that will close the final stretch of the round of 16. final, in which the following matches are already scheduled: England-Senegal, France-Poland, Morocco-Spain, the Netherlands-United States, Argentina-Australia and Japan-Croatia.
Source: TSF
