South Korea takes on Portugal in their final group game at the Education City stadium on Friday afternoon.
South Korea will be hoping to cause an upset after losing their first game before losing 3:2 to Ghana in pulsating clash.
South Korea needs to silence Portugal to stand any chance of qualifying from the group, if Uruguay are able to defeat Ghana in the other group fixture.
Unfortunately, South Korea's Portuguese coach Paulo Bento will not be on the bench after referee Anthony Taylor showed him the marching orders in the aftermath of the Ghana defeat for attacking him.
The last time South Korea progressed from the first round was in South Africa 2010, with their last two appearances ending in the group stage.
The Tigers of Asia were able to comeback from a 2 goal down to level with Ghana, before sensational Mohammed Kudus scored the winner to deepen the woes of South Korea.
Meanwhile, Portugal have already qualified from Group H after winning their first two games and needs just a point to secure the top spot of the tough group.
The Selecão beat Ghana by 3:2 in a thrilling opening game before gunning down Uruguay 2:0 in their last game to book their place in the knockout.
Fernando Santos men's last game was embroiled in a positive controversy over who scored their first goal with Cristiano Ronaldo claiming credit for a goal according to match officials and Adidas, tournament football manufacturers, Bruno Fernandez scored.
Portugal will be hoping to progress pass the round of 16 after failing to do so since 2006.
Team News
Hwang Hee-chan remains a doubt after failing to kick a ball for South Korea due to hamstring injury.
Nuno Mendez has been ruled out of the tournament after sustaining an injury in the first half of Portugal's victory over Uruguay.
Otavio is a doubt for this clash but Danilo is unavailable because of fractured ribs.
Match Statistics(last five games)
South Korea: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat
Portugal: 4 wins, 1 defeat
Head-to-head (One game)
South Korea 1:0 Portugal (2002 World Cup)
Probable Lineups;
South Korea: Seung-gyu; Moon-hwan, Min-jae, Young-gwon, Jin-su; Woo-young, In-beom; Chang-hoon, Woo-yeong, Heung-min; Gue-sung
Portugal: Costa; Dalot, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro; Bernardo, Neves, Palhinha; Fernandes; Ronaldo, Ramos
TV Channels to Watch
GOTV, DSTV, ITV, BBC, beIN Sports, FOX
Match Officials
Referee: Facundo Tello
Assistant Referee 1 and 2: Ezequiel Braislovsky and Gabriel Chade.
Fourth Referee: Maguette N'Diaye.
Time: 15:00 GMT
By: Abdul Razak Salim
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