Our football match prediction:
South Korea
Match Time & Date:
23/06/2018
16:00 GMT
Prediction: 0-2
Mexico
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over defending champions Germany, Mexico will be looking to book their place in the knockout stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup when they take on Korea Republic at Rostov Arena. The Mexican national team seems to be well balanced and seeing that the Koreans failed to impress in their opener, we are tempted to put our money on El Tri. A man to watch in the Asian side will be Premier League ace Son, but he is not capable of winning matches without the help of his teammates. Speaking of Mexico, all eyes will be on PSV winger Lozano, who made life difficult for Germany defenders in the first group game. Taking everything into account, Mexico are more of a team than Korea and they are likely to give fans yet another reason for celebration on Saturday afternoon.
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 (Mexico):
Football was brought below the United States border by European immigrants who build the foundations for what went on to become one of the most prominent footballing nations in the world. El Tri have qualified to the total of 15 World Cups and have become one of six nations to qualify successfully for the tournament since 1994. Alongside Brazil and Germany, Mexico are the only country to make it past the group stage over the last six World Cups so it is fair to say that miners from Cornwall and Spanish exiles fleeing the Civil War made a pretty good job embedding the football gene. Mexico are the reigning CONCACAF champions having beaten the surprise package Jamaica 3-1 in the final. Juan Carlos Osorio’s team is captained by Rafael Marquez who is the fourth most-capped player behind Gerrardo Torrado, Pavel Pardo and Claudio Suarez. Bayer Leverkusen striker Javier Hernandez is the team’s biggest star and current squad’s top scorer with 81 goals to his name. Chicharito is only eight goals behind Jared Borgetti who is the nation’s top scorer.
