The best results of Asian teams in the World Cup were created by South Korea, which was the 2002 World Cup held in the local area and scored 4 goals. Since then, Tai Chi Tiger has also reached the top 16 and has achieved good results. This World Cup is South Korea's 10th consecutive time to participate. It has never been absent since 1986 and its goal is to qualify in the group.
in the first round of group stage, South Korea and Uruguay 0-0 had a white score. Because Portugal scored 3 points, South Korea must win the second round. Ghana lost in the first round and had to win the second round. The two teams have never played in the World Cup. FIFA 's latest world rankings, Ghana ranked 61st and South Korea ranked 28th.
In order to improve the offense, South Korean coach Paul Bento adjusted the forward line, allowing Son Heung-min and Cao Gui to form a double striker combination. Huang Yizhu , who started on the field, was removed.
vs. Uruguay, Ghana gave up ball possession after the opening, so South Korea's ball possession rate has remained above 65%. According to statistics, the team completed 5 shots in 20 minutes before the opening of and did not have a single shot, and there were 7 corner kicks. As a result, Ghana scored the first shot. In the 24th minute, Garner took an free kick and into the South Korean penalty area. Salisu shot in a mess of chaos, helping the team get off the first 1-0. The referee signaled that the goal was valid, and the South Korean players protested was useless.
10 minutes later, the South Korean defense lost the ball again, Jordan Ayu passed the ball to the penalty area, Kudus later headed the ball into the net, helping Ghana expand the score 2-0.
The second half changed again, and South Korea suddenly made efforts. In the 58th minute, Li Gangren, who had just come out of the bench, successfully counterattacked and sent out an accurate cross to . Cao Kyu-sung scored a header, helping South Korea score the first goal of this World Cup. In the 60th minute, Cao Kyu-sung headed the ball to help South Korea tie the score 2-2 quickly.
According to statistics, Cao Kyu-sung is the first Korean player to score 2 goals in a single game of the World Cup, and the first Asian player to score 2 headers in a single game of the World Cup.
game was fierce, and the Korean defense line continued to sleepwalking like in the first half. In the 68th minute, Kudus scored in the penalty area and scored twice, helping Garner take the lead 3-2 again.
After that, South Korea continued to counterattack wildly, facing the fourth official's 10 minutes of stoppage time, and finally lost to Ghana 2-3.
This loss allowed South Korea to continue its humiliating record, that is, during the 11 consecutive World Cups, he never won the second game of the group stage, with a record of 4 draws and 7 losses.
