Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
South Korea
Match Time & Date:
03/06/2021
04:00 AM
Prediction: 1-0
Turkmenistan
South Korea will be aiming to overtake Turkmenistan in top position when the two teams face each other at Goyang Stadium on Thursday. The Koreans dropped two points in a goalless draw with Lebanon, but they managed to keep their fourth consecutive clean sheet in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Korea Republic are a real force to be reckoned with at home, and we predict that they will return to winning ways in Group H.
As always, a man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Heung-Min Son, who is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders. Turkmenistan, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over North Korea (3-1) and Sri Lanka (2-1). However, away win should not be considered as Turkmenistan were outplayed by South Korea earlier in the process at Kopetdag Stadium.
Highlighted Player (Heung-min Son):
Over the years Son Heung-Min has established himself as one of the best Asian footballers. Son is a Tottenham Hotspur first-team regular and he played a very important role in Mauro Pochettino’s team in the 2017/2018 Premier League campaign, scoring 12 goals, while making 37 appearances in the process.
The South Korean footballer, who is well known for his speed and a very powerful shot, was born in Chuncheo on 8 July 1992 and he began his youth career at FC Seoul. In 2008 he moved to Hamburger SV, but he made his senior debut for the Bundesliga club two years later. In 2013 he signed a deal with fellow German side Bayer Leverkusen and he scored 21 goals in 62 appearances in the Bundesliga for the BayArena outfit.
In 2015 he signed a five-year contract with Spurs for a fee of £22 million. Son Heung-min made his South Korea debut in a friendly against Syria in 2010.
Highlighted Team (South Korea):
Over the years South Korea have established themselves as one the best Asian national football teams. Back in 1954 the Reds qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time ever, but then they missed the next seven major tournaments (1958 Sweden, 1962 Chile, 1966 England, 1970 Mexico, 1974 Germany, Argentina 1978 and 1982 Spain).
South Korea then qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals, but they failed to make it to the knockout stages of the prestigious tournament. The Koreans recorded their best result at the World Cup finals in 2002, when they co-hosted the showpiece tournament with Japan. By beating Italy and Spain in the knockout stages South Korea set up a meeting with Germany in the semis, but they failed to claim yet another major scalp.
To make things even worse for the hosts, Guus Hiddink’s troops were beaten by Turkey (2-3) in the third-place play-off. South Korea footballers wear red shirts, blue shorts and red socks when playing at home, whilst the colour of their away kit is white.
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