South Korea FA Veep, Byung-ji Kim is eyeing a soft challenge from the Black Stars of Ghana in their World Cup 2022 fixture.
He believes Ghana is the cheapest team among the four teams in the group H, claiming the Asians must beat the West African side at the 2022 World Cup to book place in the next stage of the Mundial.
The four-time African champions will open the tournament against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal before facing Uruguay and South Korea.
However, Byung-ji Kim believes South Korea has a 30 percent chance of qualifying from the group as he eyes an unconditional win against Otto Addo’s side.
“It is undeniable that Korea is lagging behind Portugal and Uruguay in terms of objective power. This is the background of setting the probability that Korea will advance to the World Cup at ‘30%’.
“He talks a lot of hope, but it’s not easy. Uruguay and Portugal have great power. Portugal and Uruguay, I think Korea is next. I think the probability of advancing to the round of 16 is about 30%.”
“It’s really not easy from the first match against Uruguay. Perhaps Uruguay also needs to win two to advance to the round of 16, then we will target Korea and Ghana as a victory target.”
“The first match against us will be the most important, because they know that they can be in danger if they get the first button wrong. It means that not only us but Uruguay will fight in the best condition, but it will not be an easy match.” he said.
“Ghana is a team that we must win unconditionally, and it is a team that needs to be captured. Of course, no team is as good as any other team, but we need to prepare a winning strategy as much as Ghana. For the possibility of the round of 16, we must win. team,” he explained. “Of course we have to work hard to get to the round of 16, but we also have to help the sky.”
“We have to prepare until the very end. It is important not only for us to do well, but also for the results of other teams. It is good if the flow of the game of other teams is helpful for us.”
“I want Portugal to win both the first and second rounds. For example, if Korea meets in the final match when Korea has 1 win and 1 loss and Portugal has 2 wins, Portugal has room to manage the game by considering the round of 16 or more, including rotation.”
