19′
14:20
Woo-yeong Jeong crosses from the half field into the penalty area, where the ball lands in Heung-min Son’s back. This immediately starts the bicycle kick, but misses the leather.
16′
14:16
Again Ghana gets the ball back in midfield and want to switch quickly this time. But Iñaki Williams couldn’t get a long pass and the Koreans regained possession.
14′
14:14
Jordan Ayew, new in the starting XI, has been almost exclusively defensive so far. Now he sets a sign and fights back the ball in his own half.
11′
14:12
Jin-su Kim serves Heung-min Son deep on the left wing, who is already winning the fourth corner kick. The Africans have not yet gotten a grip on the star of Tottenham. After all, the standard situation does not pose any danger.
9′
14:10
The Asians are really putting the pressure on. Heung-min Son hits a corner from the right at the near post, Min-jae Kim rolls over his forehead. The ball then does not find its way to the goal, but is blocked. Nevertheless: South Korea is the more active team at the beginning of the game.
7′
14:07
Now there is a free kick on the other side, this time from the left. Heung-min Son lays across the middle to In-beom Hwang, who hits the ball to the left edge of the box. There Ghana clears the corner.
4′
14:05
Kudus positions the ball for a free kick from the right side about 30 yards from goal. With a high cross he wants to find Partey in the middle, but South Korea can clear and the counterattack starts immediately. Chang-hoon Kwon then fits sharply into the sixteen, but finds no teammate.
1′
14:00
Here we go! South Korea has the ball first and wears red jerseys. Ghana is dressed all in white.
1′
14:00
game start
13:56
Players take to the pitch and line up for the national anthems, beginning with South Korea’s. Everything is then ready for referee Anthony Taylor from England to start the game.
13:38
Otto Addo, on the other hand, mixes his team up a bit more. Above all, it seems that he is changing the system from five to four chains. With Jordan Ayew, another offensive force is on the field from the start. The three-man midfield remains behind. In defence, only the two central defenders keep their place. Gideon Mensah will start on the left back, with Tariq Lamptey taking the part on the right. Abdul Rahman Baba, Alexander Djiku and Alidu Seidu move out of the starting lineup.
13:33
South Korea coach Paulo Bento makes three changes compared to the first group game – all in attack. In addition to Heung-min Son, Woo-yeong Jeong, Chang-hoon Kwon and Gue-sung Cho are at the forefront today. Jae-sung Lee, Sang-ho Na and Ui-jo Hwang sit on the bench for the time being. Will they score their first tournament goal today with the newly formed offensive?
13:24
The game also marks a reunion between Heung-min Son and Otto Addo. Atto was with HSV when he first met Son and coached him when he was young. He later recommended Son for the club’s first team. “He’s very, very disciplined. He got so good because he worked hard for it. That’s what I hoped and expected,” said Addo before the game on Sunday. Addo added with a smile: “I always wish him well, just not tomorrow.”
13:15
On the other hand, the “Black Stars” are doomed to score today. A defeat would already mean the end of the tournament for the Africans. It is also important to somehow get the unfortunate defeat against Portugal out of our heads. The disputed penalty decision in favor of the opponent made coach Otto Addo angry even after the final whistle.
13:12
The South Koreans can be satisfied with the 0-0 draw against the South Americans – they fought hard for the point. From the Asian point of view it is now a matter of pulling clear of the Uruguayans and Ghana before the other two teams in the group meet afterwards.
13:02
Later in the day there is also the match between Portugal and Uruguay in the same group. The Portuguese around superstar Cristiano Ronaldo are so far the only team with three points in Group H. South Korea and Uruguay each have one point after the 0-0 draw on Thursday, with Ghana at the bottom.
12:51
Hello and welcome to the conclusion of the second group match day of the World Cup! South Korea meets Ghana in Group H. It starts at 2 p.m. German time.