Another favoured team has failed to impress in the early stages of the World Cup. (More Football News)
This time it was South Korea holding South Ameriꦍcan power Uruguay to a 0-0 draw on Thursday, a result that probably favors the Asian team.
The draw at Education City Stadium was yet 🍎anothe🌜r early World Cup match with a surprising result. Argentina and Germany both lost their opening matches in major upsets.
South Korea, with forward Son Heung-min wearing a mask to protect a broken left eye socket, always looked the more likely to score against the more expe🥂rienced Uruguayans. The South Koreans were quicker, pressing from the opening wh🍌istle.
Some South Korean fans wore Batma💖n-like masks in solidarity with Son.
However, in a match w⭕ith few clear scoring chances, Uruguay had the best chances: Diego Godin hit the post with a header in the 43rd minute and Federico Valverde hit it in the 89th.
Uruguay will next face Portugal in Group H while South Kore🥀a plays Ghana.
South Korea attacked from the start and Son excited the cr🐻owd every time he touched the ball. He managed only one threatening attack in the first half, however, and did less in the second.
South Korea always looked quicker than Uruguay, but not necessarily 🦄the more dangerous. The team's best chance came in the 34th minute when Hwang Ui-jo sailed a close-range attempt over the crossbar.
As the half wore on, Uruguay began to take more possession, but always seemed more cautious, taking less initi🔴ative despite having the m🦄ore experienced players.
Son went doᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚwn in a heap early in the second half with Martin Caceres getting the first yellow card of the match.
Uruguay coach Diego Alo💟nso sent in Edinson Cavani for Luis Suarez in the 64th minute as the pace of the match slowed until Valverde hit the post in the final minutes.
