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THE ESSENTIAL
Uruguay face South Korea for the first match of Group H in this World Cup.
The kick-off will be given this Thursday at 2 p.m. for this match broadcast on beIN Sport 1.
Only beaten in the quarter-finals four years ago by the future French world champion, Uruguay, led for the last time by Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez, is aiming at least for a return among the eight best nations in the competition.
For their part, South Korea are praying that their star striker Son Heung-min, who recently had surgery for a fracture around his eye, has recovered enough to carry his team.
10:00 a.m.: The challenges
At 35, Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani embody the twilight of the Uruguayan golden generation and aspire to a heavenly exit for their last major world competition.
With their experienced attacking duo and future executives making their mark at the highest level, such as Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham), and Darwin Nunez (Liverpool), Uruguay have a very good team, which intends to do at least as well as the one which had let go with the honors against the Blues in the quarter-finals in Russia. As for South Korea, they are already waiting to see in what state their best element is, striker Son Heung-min, who had surgery earlier this month for a fracture around his left eye.
If he should be a titular,
>> We meet around 1:30 p.m. for the airing of this match, which will undoubtedly be more exciting than it seems at first sight...
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