Uruguay VS South Korea

Uruguay and South Korea lock horns in this Group H round 1 clash at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan Thursday evening Beijing time I expect a little more entertaining and attacking clash than the betting market. Both teams have good a lot of offensive power and this is the area where the teams are somewhat balanced in my opinion. Uruguay are a country that usually do better in the World Cup than the betting market, fans or most football journalists estimate before the tournament. They are better than South Korea in all areas of the game. It is hard to give an exact probability estimation here Korea's Heung-Min Son's situation is unclear at the time of writing this preview but based on my sources him not playing - at least for the full 90 minutes is more likely than him starting the match. Taking this into account I see Uruguay having a 62-65% of starting the tournament with all three points. Missing Son would be a massive blow to Korea's chances! Everyone knows that this Tottenham's star player is important for his country and I some of my fans probably remember that I have mentioned many times not to give too much emphasis on one player's (possible) absence. However, Heung-Min Son is the ”heart and soul” of the Korean team and I believe that this time betting market fails to fully recognize how much missing him would hurt Korea.. He is a leader on and off the pitch.

Son is the only world-class player in the the team and without him I would not be at all surprised to see Korea failing to score. Their goal-scoring potential even with Son is not great against very strong opponents – like Uruguay. Indeed they played at a strong level this year in the South American qualification group and finished in third place behind Brazil and Argentina who are among the biggest favorites to lift the trophy next month. Uruguay won four games in a row in the qualification allowing just one goal in these four matches! Especially beating a good team, Peru, away from home was a proof of their class. Their FIGFA Ranking is 14th and Korea are in 28 which is too high in my opinion. I would say 35-37th would reflect their true level on the pitch. Players to watch here include especially very talented Fede Valverde, Darwin Nunez ja Rodrigo Bentancur who will surely take a big role in this tournament. Football fans know these names - I guess - but they might turn out to be even better than many believe!

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乌拉圭VS韩国

北京时间周四晚上，乌拉圭和韩国队在位于阿尔雷延的教育城体育场进行了H组第一轮的交锋。我预计这场比赛会比博彩市场上的比赛更具娱乐性和攻击性。两支球队都有很强的进攻能力，在我看来这是两支球队比较平衡的地方。据球迷和大多数足球记者在世界杯开赛前的估计，乌拉圭在世界杯上的表现通常比博彩市场要好。他们在比赛的各个方面都比韩国队强。很难给出一个准确的概率估计，在写这篇预告的时候，韩国的孙兴慜的情况还不清楚，但根据我的消息来源，他至少不会打满90分钟，比他首发出场的可能性更大。考虑到这一点，我认为乌拉圭队有62-65%的几率拿到全部三分。孙兴慜的失踪将对韩国的机会造成巨大打击!每个人都知道这位热刺的明星球员对他的国家很重要，我的一些球迷可能还记得我多次提到不要过分强调一名球员(可能)的缺席。然而，孙兴慜是韩国队的“灵魂”，我相信这次博彩市场没有充分认识到失去他会给韩国带来多大的伤害。他是球场内外的领袖。

孙兴慜是韩国队中唯一的世界级球员，如果没有他，我不会对韩国队进球失败感到惊讶。即使孙兴慜上场，他们的进球潜力在对阵乌拉圭这样的强敌时也不是很大。事实上，他们今年在南美预选赛小组中发挥出色，排名第三，落后于最有希望在下个月捧起大力神杯的巴西和阿根廷队。乌拉圭队在预选赛中取得了4连胜，4场比赛只进了1球!尤其是在客场击败秘鲁这支强队，证明了他们的实力。他们的FIGFA排名是第14位，韩国是第28位，在我看来太高了。我会说35-37的排名反映了他们在球场上的真实水平。这里值得关注的球员包括非常有天赋的费德·巴尔韦德，达尔文·努内斯和罗德里戈·本坦科，他肯定会在本届比赛中发挥重要作用。我想足球迷们都知道这些名字，但它们可能比许多人想象的还要好!