Bookmaker-Ratings expert Emmanuel Adebayor has made his prediction for Thursday’s FIFA World Cup Group H match between South Korea and Portugal.
Following a dramatic 3-2 loss to Ghana, South Korea’s chances of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2022 Round of 16 are in jeopardy.
After a disappointing first half, South Korea impressed after the break. Cho scored twice to put his team back in the game. However, that was not enough.
South Korea is at the bottom of Group H with one point after two group games. If they want to qualify, they have to beat Portugal, scoring as much as possible without conceding.
But that would not be enough. In a parallel match, either Uruguay and Ghana need to share points or Uruguay should secure a narrow win.
As for Portugal, they have already qualified next round. We may see some players rested in order to prepare them for the knockout stages.
But I’m sure that Cristiano Ronaldo will be motivated to play and try to score more goals.
He has not been playing that much with his former team now. He needs more game volume, he needs to play more to gain his confidence. We saw the first game of Ronaldo and the second game is already a different one
If you ask me who is going to be the favorite to win this game, I would definitely go for Portugal.
Obviously, they are playing with some of their best players I am pretty sure Cristiano Ronaldo will ask to play himself. I can see Portugal winning this game 2:0, let’s say 3:0. I can see Leao scoring and also Ronaldo getting two goals.