Five Kims in defence, three Hwangs in the attack and Son in between. Albeit we’re aware that this sentence sounds quite awkward, it’s the summary of South Korea’s lineup for their opening World Cup game against Uruguay on Thursday.@SofascoreHalf a dozen players with the surname Kim will do their best to keep a clean sheet confronted with such impeccable strikers like Luis Suarez and Darwin Nunez. The veteran and the prodigy are trying to establish a lethal partnership that could pave the way for La Celeste (the Sky Blue) to go as far as possible on this global showpiece.Their ‘ball supplier’ will be none other than Real Madrid’s operator Fede Valverde and you can’t help yourself but think this Uruguayan side is capable of reaching the paramount heights. They are expected to be dark horses, as we called them in the article, analysing possible winners coming from the shadows.WC dark horses: Reborn Danes, perfectly balanced Uruguay, and all eyes on Mane’s Lions of TerangaConversely, we don’t know much about that Asian squad except that the remarkable Heung-min Son leads them. A whole pack of namesakes (Kims and Hwangs) can maybe cause a bit of a stir in the Uruguayan’s coach office, but the Asians (excluding the mentioned Spurs forward) are not considered favourites to win this battle.He’s back 🔥Good luck at the World Cup, @Sonny7 🙌 pic.twitter.com/UGgXKBFQa5— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 16, 2022 However, bearing in mind the fact the other two teams in Group H are Portugal and Ghana, it’s needless to say the very first game is as important as the last one in order to reach the Round of 16.This means both teams will hope for a critical victory but stay solid in the back to avoid unnecessary drama in their own box, which could potentially prove crucial for the final outcome.WORLD CUP – GROUP STAGEThursday, Nov 24th13:00: (1.75) Switzerland (3.45) Cameroon (5.20) G16:00: (1.80) Uruguay (3.40) S.Korea (4.90) H19:00: (1.43) Portugal (4.20) Ghana (8.50) H22:00: (1.48) Brazil (4.20) Serbia (7.25) G***odds are subject to change
