Why this matchup matters

Two football ideas, one impossible night

Guy Thys's Belgium 1986 bring 4-4-2 and counter attack with tournament steel. Guus Hiddink's South Korea 2002 answer with 4-4-2 and high press with work rate; the matchup is decided by which side can impose that identity without exposing its weakest transition.

BelgiumGuy Thys · 4-4-2 · Counter Attack · Tournament SteelSouth KoreaGuus Hiddink · 4-4-2 · High Press · Work Rate

400 alternate nights

Belgium vs South Korea

Model lean: Belgium

Signature score

1–1

average goals 1.611.47

40%
Belgium
25.3%
Draw
34.8%
South Korea

Most likely scores

  1. 1–19.5%
  2. 1–29.3%
  3. 2–19%
  4. 2–28.3%
  5. 0–16.8%
  6. 2–06.5%

Match profile

xG1.471.51
Shots13.213.6
Poss49%51%
CS22.5%20%
BTTS62%
Over 2.562%

Goals in 400 matches

  1. BelgiumG/m
  2. Vandenbergh2140.54
  3. Claesen1660.41
  4. Vercauteren700.17
  5. Ceulemans450.11
  1. South KoreaG/m
  2. Sun-hong1740.43
  3. Jung-hwan1600.40
  4. Ki-hyeon630.16
  5. Ji-sung490.12
Home XIBelgium1986Guy Thys · 4-4-2
84OVR

XI

  • STNico Claesen78
  • STErwin Vandenbergh80
  • LMFranky Vercauteren82
  • CMJan Ceulemans86
  • CMEnzo Scifo86
  • CMDanny Veyt74
  • LBPatrick Vervoort76
  • CBStéphane Demol78
  • CBGeorges Grün80
  • RBEric Gerets84
  • GKJean-Marie Pfaff88
Bench · 7
  • CMRené Vandereycken80
  • CBLei Clijsters76
  • CBHugo Broos76
  • LBMichel De Wolf74
  • GKJacky Munaron74
  • RWPhilippe Desmet72
  • CMLeo Van der Elst72
Away XISouth Korea2002Guus Hiddink · 4-4-2
84OVR

XI

  • STAhn Jung-hwan80
  • STHwang Sun-hong82
  • LMPark Ji-sung84
  • CMKim Nam-il80
  • CMYoo Sang-chul82
  • RMSeol Ki-hyeon80
  • LBLee Young-pyo82
  • CBHong Myung-bo84
  • CBChoi Jin-cheul80
  • RBSong Chong-gug80
  • GKLee Woon-jae84
Bench · 3
  • LWLee Chun-soo78
  • CBKim Tae-young76
  • GKChoi Eun-sung72

Ratings

Attack82
Midfield84
Defence80
Goalkeeping88
Chemistry90
Overall84

Ratings

Attack82
Midfield84
Defence84
Goalkeeping84
Chemistry94
Overall84

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XI

  • STNico Claesen78
  • STErwin Vandenbergh80
  • LMFranky Vercauteren82
  • CMJan Ceulemans86
  • CMEnzo Scifo86
  • CMDanny Veyt74
  • LBPatrick Vervoort76
  • CBStéphane Demol78
  • CBGeorges Grün80
  • RBEric Gerets84
  • GKJean-Marie Pfaff88
Bench · 7
  • CMRené Vandereycken80
  • CBLei Clijsters76
  • CBHugo Broos76
  • LBMichel De Wolf74
  • GKJacky Munaron74
  • RWPhilippe Desmet72
  • CMLeo Van der Elst72
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XI

  • STAhn Jung-hwan80
  • STHwang Sun-hong82
  • LMPark Ji-sung84
  • CMKim Nam-il80
  • CMYoo Sang-chul82
  • RMSeol Ki-hyeon80
  • LBLee Young-pyo82
  • CBHong Myung-bo84
  • CBChoi Jin-cheul80
  • RBSong Chong-gug80
  • GKLee Woon-jae84
Bench · 3
  • LWLee Chun-soo78
  • CBKim Tae-young76
  • GKChoi Eun-sung72
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