Doha: Four matches will be played on Friday In FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
South Korea vs Portugal
South Korea let its emotions pour out when it lost a five-goal thriller to Ghana this week, but it can expect no sympathy on Friday from Portugal, which is determined to clinch the top spot in its World Cup group.
South Korea must beat the 2016 European champion – as it did at the 2002 World Cup on home soil – and hope that the result of the other final Group H match between Ghana and Uruguay goes its way too.
Portugal opened its campaign in Qatar with a 3-2 victory against Ghana before enjoying a more controlled 2-0 win over Uruguay on Monday.
Ghana vs Uruguay
After five-goal thrillers in its opening two World Cup matches, Ghana may be hoping to reach the last 16 with a little less drama when it meets Uruguay on Friday, but its opponents must win to avoid a humiliating early exit.
A draw for the tournament’s lowest-ranked side could be enough for Ghana to join Portugal in the knockout phase, while a point could make for yet another nail-biter for the West Africans in Friday’s simultaneous two-match finale, where all four Group H teams have a shot at qualifying.
Perennial wild cards Uruguay must win in Al Wakrah to go through and will need to fire up its big-name forwards and shake off some dire form that saw it held by South Korea and outclassed by Portugal.
If Ghana plays for the draw, it will be gambling on already-qualified Portugal beating South Korea, a team famous for its fighting spirit, as proven when they came back from two goals down against Ghana on Monday, before losing 3-2.
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Serbia vs Switzerland
When Serbia plays Switzerland at the World Cup on Friday, it will be a head-to-head elimination match to get into the knockout round.
The European rivals will meet at Stadium 974 looking to advance alongside Group G leader Brazil.
Brazil’s 1-0 win over Switzerland on Monday, days after beating Serbia 2-0, sent the five-time world champion to the round of 16 even before playing its last game against Cameroon.
That left Switzerland in second place and likely needing only a draw with Serbia to advance. Not that the Swiss plan on settling for less than a victory.
Still, Switzerland has a proven record of managing these situations in modern tournaments, advancing out of the group to the round of 16 at the past two World Cups and in the past two European Championships.
Serbia has not played a World Cup knockout match since becoming an independent nation, and a relative lack of tournament experience — playing at three of the four World Cups since 2010 but no European Championships — perhaps showed in Qatar.
Brazil vs Cameroon
Brazil coach Tite is expected to rotate his World Cup squad for its final Group G match against Cameroon on Friday, to keep some players fresh for a likely last-16 match on Monday it finishes top of its group.
