South Korea versus Uruguay World Cup 2010 Wagering

As Uruguay took on South Korea, the 1st chance to make a 2010 World Cup bet in online sports betting in the round of 16 happened on Saturday.

South Korea ended 2nd in Group B while Uruguay was the top squad from Group A. Uruguay had been very impressive with 2 wins and a draw and they were favored in World Cup sports wagering against South Korea. Uruguay is undefeated versus South Korea in their four previous games and they appeared as if the significantly more powerful side in this Saturday matchup.

South Korea played Nigeria to a 2-2 draw and was only able to get through to the knockout round. South Korea ended with only four points but that was sufficient to get through Group B that was received by Argentina. South Korea looked good in their first competition vs Greece but then was owned by Argentina. They did what they had to do though against Nigeria and got the point to move forward. South Korea includes Park Ji Sung and Lee Jung Soo and not a lot else. It figured to be really difficult for South Korea to score versus a Uruguay squad that had yet to allow a goal in the World Cup.

Uruguay played to a tie with France in their first game nonetheless they then rolled over South Africa in their 2nd game. In their third game to win Group B, they controlled Mexico. Uruguay has the capability to score goals with Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez and they play great defense. They ought to have been able to take advantage of a South Korea defense that has permitted six goals in 3 games.

In their last two games to Argentina and Nigeria, South Korea has given up the 1st goal. Once they allowed the 1st goal to Uruguay, they most likely had no chance to win, although they came back to get the tie versus Nigeria. South Korea has scored five goals but 2 of those were scored because of mistakes by other teams. Uruguay hardly ever makes any blunders on defense. The other three goals for South Korea were won on set pieces and Uruguay is excellent at defending those. Uruguay advanced to the quarterfinals with a win over South Korea considering they’ve got the better offense and the better defense.

The final score of 2-1 in prefer of Uruguay was little surprise to anybody. Japan is now left as the only Asian squad left with a shot to get anywhere since South Korea has now been eliminated from the World Cup. And their approaching game vs Paraguay isn’t genuinely looking too excellent for the Japanese team.

Huh Jung-moo, South Korea’s coach, explained through an interpreter that soccer in South Korea is a work in progress. He said that the state of his country’s soccer program is undoubtedly in better form now than it was in 2002, when it reached the World Cup semifinals as a co-host country.

Oscar Tabarez, Uruguay’s coach, claimed that South Korea has grown quite somewhat as a squad. He appeared impressed with the South Korean team when he said that though they had to lose the competition, they leave the World Cup with their heads held high.