Uruguay vs South Korea: result 2-1 and analysis
World Cup8th FinalsKick-off on June 26, 2010 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
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What was the result of Uruguay vs South Korea?
Uruguay won 2-1 on June 26, 2010.
Goalscorers
- 8′L. SuárezUruguay
- 68′Lee Chung-YongSouth Korea
- 80′L. SuárezUruguay
Official lineup for Uruguay vs South Korea
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Uruguay
- 7E. Cavani
- 9L. Suárez
- 10Diego Forlán Corazo
- 15D. Pérez
- 17E. Arévalo
- 2Diego Alfredo Lugano Morena
- 3D. Godín
- 4Jorge Ciro Fucile Perdomo
- 11Álvaro Daniel Pereira Barragán
- 16M. Pereira
- 1F. Muslera
South Korea
- 10Park Chu-Young
- 17Lee Chung-Yong
- 7Ji-Sung Park
- 8Jung-Woo Kim
- 13Kim Jae-Sung
- 16Ki Sung-Yueng
- 4Cho Yong-Hyung
- 12Young-Pyo Lee
- 14Lee Jung-Soo
- 22Cha Du-Ri
- 18Jung Sung-Ryong
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 3 matches in all competitions, Uruguay have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats; South Korea have 1, 1 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2010 | Mexico(away) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 16, 2010 | South Africa(away) | 3-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 11, 2010 | France(home) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2010 | Nigeria(away) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 17, 2010 | Argentina(away) | 1-4 | World Cup |
| Jun 12, 2010 | Greece(home) | 2-0 | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Uruguay score 1.3 and concede 0.0 goals per match over their last 3; South Korea score 1.7 and concede 2.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0/3 | 1/3 |
| South Korea | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
Over the last 3 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Uruguay sit 1st in World Cup (1 point from 1 match) and South Korea sit 2nd (3 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UruguayGroup H | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | South KoreaGroup A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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