South Korea v Germany: Champions to make the most of second chance

After narrow defeats to Mexico and Sweden, South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong summed up his group’s situation neatly, describing them as”a drowning man clutching at a straw.” The late heroics of Germany’s Toni Kroos against Sweden spared Shin’s side the ignominy of elimination with a match to spare, but a triumph on Wednesday afternoon and a victory for Mexico against Sweden gives them any chance of advancement.
Although South Korea are aggressive in the tackle and willing to pay lots of ground, they have really struggled to develop any attacking momentum. A magnificent late strike from a mostly isolated Son Heung-min against Mexico has been the sum total of their offensive efforts so far, and they didn’t even manage a shot on target in their Group F opener from Sweden.
Opta inform us that South Korea have lost their past four matches at World Cup finals, equalling their worst ever sequence. It’s also worth noting they have lost their past two World Cup games against Germany, a set game in 1994 along with also the semi-final in 2002.
The cause of south Korea will not be helped by the loss of skipper Ki Sung-yeung to harm, and Park Joo-ho is sidelined. Shin has to find a means to get Tottenham forward Son more support in assault – he had eight shots against Mexico, and taken the entire offensive burden on his shoulders.

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