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the Qatar World Cup to be held in November, Korea is in a group with Portugal, Uruguay and Ghana.
Strong teams from each continent gathered, but the strongest teams avoided the dream of advancing to the round of 16 for the first time in 12 years.
The first news, Reporter Hyung-Yeol Kim from Doha
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Korea was selected as the last eighth among the three groups, forming Group H along with Portugal of the first group and Uruguay of the second group.
And from Group 4, Ghana joined Group H.
Portugal boasts a strong attacking power, but it was difficult to reach the final after going through the playoffs, and they are ranked 8th with the lowest FIFA rankings in Group 1, excluding the host country Qatar.
Uruguay, who finished 3rd in the South American qualifiers, has a good memory of Bentuho winning the 2018 head-to-head match.
In addition, Ghana is currently ranked 60th in the FIFA ranking, the lowest among 29 countries that have qualified for the finals, which is an evaluation that it is an easy group formation.
[Paulo Bento/Soccer National Team Manager: We will compete with all our might and confirm what we achieved when we finish three group matches.]
Korea played the first game against Uruguay on November 24, on the local date in Qatar, and on the 28th The second leg against Ghana, the third match against Portugal on December 2nd.
Portugal, the last opponent in the group stage, is Bento's homeland, and Son Heung-min is expected to draw attention as he plays against his childhood idol, Ronaldo.
[Paulo Bento/Soccer National Team Manager: We will do our best to represent Korea and play our home country Portugal face to face.]
Now that the opponent has been decided, only thorough preparation remains.
The first round of 16 away in 12 years, a powerful challenge for more has begun.
Japan has joined the group of death between Spain and Germany.