[골닷컴] Correspondent Kang Dong-hoon = While Bentoho is fighting to advance to the quarter-finals of the first ever away World Cup, the starting list has been announced ahead of the round of 16 against Brazil. Captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) climbed up without fail, and Kim Min-jae (Napoli) was also named back to the starting lineup.
The Korea national football team, led by coach Paulo Bento (53, Portugal), will play the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar against Brazil at the 974 stadium in Doha, Qatar at 4 am (Korean time ) of 6. It is a single match, and if the match is not decided within regular time, it goes to extra time, and if the score is still level, a penalty shootout determines advancement to the quarter-finals.
Bentoho is coldly inferior in all areas, such as objective power, world rankings, and past opponents. But that doesn’t mean you won’t win. He has already written a dramatic drama. Even before the last match of the group stage, everyone shouted “impossible”, and it was only a 9% chance, but they defeated Portugal and advanced to the round of 16. The odds of reaching the quarterfinals were higher. enough to cause an upheaval.
An hour before the match, the starting list was announced. Coach Bento (Portugal), as expected, fielded a 4-2-3-1. Cho Kyu-seong (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) plays top, and Son Heung-min, Lee Jae-seong (Mainz) and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) are in the second row. In-Beom Hwang (Olympiacos) and Woo-Young Jung (Al Sadd) protect the back. With Kim Min-jae in the center, Kim Yeong-kwon (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim Jin-soo and Kim Moon-hwan (Jeonbuk Hyundai) form the defensive line. The door is guarded by Kim Seung-gyu (Al-Shabab).
Against this, coach Chichi (Brazil) chose a 4-2-1-3. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) and Rafinha (Barcelona) are at the forefront. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) leads the attack from behind him.
Casemiro (Manchester United) and Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United) form the midfield. Danilo (Juventus), Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) and Eder Militao (Real Madrid) make up the back four. Alisson Becker (Liverpool) wears goalkeeper gloves.
