South Korea face Germany on Wednesday in their final group match of the tournament in Group F. Let's now have a look at some of the key stats about this game. The South Korean side need a win to stand any chance of a place in the last 16.
Venue; Kazan Arena, Kazan
Capacity; 45,000
Kick off time; (local) 17:00
Key stats:
- Germany will qualify if they win by two or more goals or better Sweden's result against Mexico in the other Group F game being played at the same time.
- Sweden draw, then the team in the higher-scoring game will finish second. If both draws are with the same score, Germany finish second due to their head-to-head win over Sweden.
- South Korea have to defeat Germany by more than two goals and hope Mexico will beat Sweden, to leapfrog into second place in the group.
- South Korea captain Ki Sung-yueng has been ruled out with a calf strain
- Germany central defender Jerome Boateng is suspended for the game after being sent off with a second booking against Sweden.
- Germany's Thomas Mueller and Mats Hummels will miss any subsequent game through suspension if they are booked.
- Germany's Thomas Mueller and Mats Hummels will miss any subsequent game through suspension if they are booked.
Previous meetings (3):
- Germany - 2
- South Korea - 1
Their most recent meeting was in the 2002 World Cup Semi Final when Michael Ballack scored the only goal for Germany in a 1-0 win at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
- Germany Record in last six matchs - WLWLLD
- South Korea Record in last six matches - LLLDLW
- Mexico Goals Scored in Last Six - 6 (for) 7 (against)
- South Korea Goals Scored in Last Six - 3 (for) 6 (against)
Key Players
Marco Reus (Germany - Borussia Dortmund)
Cho Hyun-Woo (South Korea - Daegu)
Odds - BET365
- Germany Win - 1/5
- Draw - 13/2
- South Korea - 16/1
- South Korea to win 1-0 - 60/1
- Marco Reus to score first and Germany to win 3-0 - 35/1
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