South Korea let their emotions pour out when they lost a five-goal thriller to Ghana this week, but they can expect no sympathy on Friday from Portugal, who are determined to clinch top spot in their World Cup group.
South Korea must beat the 2016 European champions — as they did at the 2002 World Cup on home soil — and hope that the result of the other finalStriker Son Heung-min was in tears after Monday's 3-2 loss to Ghana and coach Paulo Bento was shown a red card for arguing with the referee after he blew the final whistle with his team about to take a corner.Assistant coach Sergio Costa said South Korea would bounce back from their disappointment.
Portugal opened their campaign in Qatar with a 3-2 victory against Ghana before enjoying a more controlled 2-0 win over Uruguay on Monday. “First place isn't guaranteed,” coach Fernando Santos said on Monday. “We will go for top spot, and not just because of Brazil.”
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