One of the most touching moments of this year’s World Cup was when Jong Tae-Se cried during the national anthem of North Korea. Tae-Se and North Korea will be looking to upset European giant Portugal tomorrow.
North Korea surprised the world when they made Brazil battle for a tough 2-1 win. The way the North Koreans played against Brazil was tough defensively. If North Korea wants to get a good result against Portugal it will have to play the same way. North Korea won over the hearts of many neutral fans with its game against Brazil, especially Jong Tae-Se who was overcome with emotion when the national anthem of North Korea was played.
Tae-Se will be key to North Korea’s hopes of winning against Portugal as he proved against Brazil that he can make the best defenders in the world look like amateur.
Portugal’s view
Portugal needs to win its game against North Korea as its next game will be against Brazil, which will be tough to draw. So they will want all three points against North Korea.
Portugal’s task has been made a bit tougher since its midfielder Deco is out with injury. If Portugal is to win Cristiano Ronaldo will have to feature more in this game or it may struggle finding some goal scoring.
Chile comes into its next game in an unexpected situation. Everbody was expecting Switzerland to enter the game against Chile with 0 points. But due to a huge upset this game is now a possible battle for first place in Group H.
Chile would love to have star striker Humberto Suazo back for this game as Switzerland’s defense looked almost impossible to break down in its game against Spain. It will be a very hard task for Chile to win unless it is able to create more chances than it was able to in its first game against Honduras.
After one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history, Switzerland could qualify for the second round with a win against Chile. If the Swiss are to win against Chile, Switzerland will need its defense to be as unbeatable as it was against Spain. And Goalie Diego Bengallo will probably have to come up with some big saves, like he did against Spain.