As Uruguay took on South Korea, the 1st possibility to make a World Cup 2010 bet in online sports betting in the round of 16 occurred on Saturday.
Uruguay was the leading team from Group A while South Korea concluded second in Group B. Uruguay were preferred in World Cup sports gambling vs South Korea after they had been very outstanding with two victories and a tie. Uruguay is unbeaten versus South Korea in their four previous matches and they seemed as though the much more powerful side in this Saturday competition.
South Korea was just able to get through to the knockout round as they played Nigeria to a 2-2 draw. South Korea finished with just four points but that was sufficient to get through Group B that was received by Argentina. South Korea was owned by Argentina after they looked excellent in their first competition against Greece. They did what they had to do though vs Nigeria and got the point to progress. South Korea has Park Ji Sung and Lee Jung Soo and not much else. It figured to be extremely hard for South Korea to score against a Uruguay squad that had yet to permit a goal in the World Cup.
Uruguay played to a draw with France in their 1st game however they then rolled over South Africa in their second game. In their third game to win Group B, they controlled Mexico. Uruguay has the capability to score goals with Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez and they play terrific defense. They ought to have been able to take advantage of a South Korea defense that has allowed 6 goals in three games.
In their last two games to Argentina and Nigeria, South Korea has allowed the first goal. They came back to get the draw vs Nigeria but once they gave up the first goal to Uruguay, they likely had no opportunity to win. South Korea has landed 5 goals but 2 of those were landed because of blunders by other squads. On defense, Uruguay hardly ever makes any blunders. The other 3 goals for South Korea were obtained on set pieces and Uruguay is exceptional at defending those. Uruguay has the better offense and the better defense and that’s why they advanced to the quarterfinals with a win over South Korea.
It was little surprise to anybody that the final score of 2-1 was in like of Uruguay. With South Korea removed from the World Cup, that leaves Japan as the only Asian squad left with a shot to get anywhere. And their approaching competition versus Paraguay isn’t truly looking too good for the Japanese team.
Huh Jung-moo, South Korea’s coach, explained through an interpreter that football in South Korea is a work in progress. He explained that the state of his country’s soccer program is surely in greater condition now than it was in 2002, when it reached the World Cup semifinals as a co-host country.
Uruguay’s coach, Oscar Tabarez, stated that South Korea has grown pretty somewhat as a team. When he said that though they had to lose the match, they leave the World Cup with their heads held high, he looked impressed with the South Korean team.
