The Match Highlight: Portugal can’t rely on their 2002 World Cup match against Korea for inspiration because Brazil eliminated them from the tournament. The 2004 UEFA European Championship was Portugal’s most recent loss against an Asian side. They’ve won three and drawn one of their other four matches. (Fri, Dec 2, 2022, 21:00) Education City Stadium, Qatar. Ref: Facundo Raúl Tello Figueroa.
Korea Republic has only won five of the 23 games they have played against European opponents (D6 L12). These five wins came from different countries (Poland, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Germany). Portugal has already qualified for the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup, beating Ghana and Uruguay so far. They are looking to win all three group stage matches for just a third time, also doing so in 1966 and 2006. The team is currently unbeaten in qualifying.
FULL TIME: South Korea 2-1 Portugal
Key Moments: Kim and Hwang scored for South Korea
Horta scored for Portugal
| South Korea | Portugal | |
| Winner/Loser | Won | Lost |
| Goal | 2 | 1 |
| Assists | Ricardo Horta | |
| Ball Possession | 38% | 62% |
| Big Chances | 2 | 5 |
| Passes | 358 | 575 |
| Accurate Passes | 281(78%) | 503(87%) |
| Total Shots (On Target) | 6 | 6 |
| Foul | 9 | 10 |
| Yellow Card | 2 | 0 |
| Red Card | 0 | 0 |
| Offside | 1 | 5 |
| Corner | 5 | 4 |
| Keeper Saves | 5 | 4 |
| Player Of The Match | Kim |
Point Table Of Group (H) Of World Cup
| Team | Play | Goal Difference | Points |
| Portugal | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Ghana | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 | -1 | 4 |
Portugal took the lead after just five minutes of an eventful World Cup debut. South Korea equalized 20 minutes later when Kim Young-gwon was able to react fastest to a mistake from Ronaldo. The match was played at a very slow pace in the first half, with both sides being very patient in their build-up play. However, Portugal was the more dominant side, forcing Kim Seung-Gyu into five saves.
Portugal has already qualified for the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup, beating Ghana and Uruguay so far. They are looking to win all three group stage matches for just a third time, also doing so in 1966 and 2006. The team is currently unbeaten in qualifying.
Bruno Fernandes, Portugal’s winger, has significantly contributed to their World Cup success. He was involved with four of Portugal’s five goals in this year’s tournament (2 goals and 2 assists), and he currently leads the tournament in assists. This is only the second time ever that a player has had multiple goals and assists in any team’s first two group-stage matches at the World Cup, following Karim Benzema of France back in 2014. So the final score is South Korea 2-1 Portugal.
