PORTUGAL vs SOUTH KOREA
Match Report below
Match Stats: -
Portugal | 0-1 | South Korea |
Park Ji-sung 70 |
Man of the Match: Park Ji-sung (South Korea)
Teams:
Portugal:
1-Vitor Baia
22-Beto Severo
2-Jorge Costa
5-Fernando Couto
23-Rui Jorge (3-Abel Xavier 73)
20-Armando Petit (21-Nuno Gomes 77)
17-Paulo Bento
11-Sergio Conceicao
8-Joao Pinto
7-Luis Figo
9-Pauleta (13-Jorge Andrade 69)
South Korea:
1-Lee Woon-jae
22-Song Chong-gug
4-Choi Jin-cheul
20-Hong Myung-bo
7-Kim Tae-young
10-Lee Young-pyo
5-Kim Nam-il
6-Yoo Sang-chul
21-Park Ji-sung
19-Ahn Jung-hwan (14-Lee Chun-soo 90)
9-Seol Ki-hyeon
Referee: Angel Sanchez (Argentina)
Linesmen: Ali Al Traifi (Saudi Arabia) Ferenc Szekely (Hungary)
Match Report: -
The world cup brings about another big surprise as Portugal are the next victims of an early exit for a big team They struggled throughout the match and just could not pull back level after a bit of pressure which the Koreans dealt with superbly.
The South Koreans and the Japanese keep the tradition: the hosts progress to the next round.
Portugal down and out, disappointing for him and his national side.