Turkmenistan vs Korea Republic
Turkmenistan must wait eleven years to be able to reunite with South Korea. Still in the same event, this time they competed in the Asian zone World Cup qualifiers. The match opened Tuesday (9/10) at Kopetdag Stadium.
Turkmenistan made its debut on Thursday (5/9) with a score of 0-2 against Sri Lanka. Wahyt Orazsahedow (8 ‘) put them ahead in the first half and Arslanmyrat Amanow (53’) added another goal after the break. Meanwhile, South Korea will only undergo its first match in this match.
Yes, South Korea will play with prestige after successfully breaking through the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup. In more detail, they never even conceded during the group phase with a 4-0 aggregate against the Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, and China. Furthermore, a 2-1 win over Bahrain in the last 16, although eventually lost 0-1 to Qatar who came out as champions.
South Korea also still has a sweet record for Turkmenistan when it was first met in 2011. At that time they won 4-0 as host, then 1-3 at home to the enemy. This record will try to be maintained in the match tomorrow, as well as to enliven the top competition which is currently inhabited by Turkmenistan and North Korea.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 1.59