Uruguay vs South Korea Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar: Entertaining game ends in a goalless draw

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465 - Uruguay have gone 465 minutes since they last conceded a goal in the group stage of the World Cup, with this being their fifth such consecutive clean sheet – indeed, Wayne Rooney in 2014 was the last player to net against them in a group stage match. Corazón. pic.twitter.com/K9Jmni5sFQ
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FT | 🇺🇾 Uruguay 0–0 South Korea 🇰🇷

A stalemate has apparently become usual at #Qatar2022, with Uruguay and South Korea continuing the trend.

This is the first #FIFAWorldCup match with only one shot on target since Scotland v Denmark, played on 4 June 1986! 😳#URUKOR pic.twitter.com/OPlk5rsQsx
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For the record South Korea did not have a shot on target in the game.

FULL-TIME! Uruguay 0 South Korea 0. Uruguay twice post the post through Diego Godin in the first half and then Federico Valverde in the 2nd but South Korea hang on in a game of few clear-cut chances. Both teams share a point each.

7 minutes of added time.

And a terrible giveaway has Heung-Min Son to have a pop on goal but his shot goes wide of the post with the keeper desperately diving across. Chances at both ends.

SO CLOSE! Federico Valverde almost wins it for Uruguay in the 90th minute! He takes it on from 30 yards and strikes a rasping drive that hits the outside of the post and goes away. The keeper I'm not sure would've gotten there had it been between the sticks.

Great work from Cavani to dig it out from under his feet and find Nunez on the cut, the Liverpool man cuts inside but his shot is wide of the far-post.

Uruguay bring out a couple of changes - on Matias Vina and Nicolas de la Cruz and off goes Matias Vecino and Mathias Olivera.

Triple change for Korea, Lee, cho and Son on, Uijo, Sangho and Jaesung off.

STAT courtesy BBC: As of the 75th minute, Uruguay have gone 450 minutes without conceding a goal in the World Cup group stage, since a 75th strike from England in 2014.

That's the last we will see of Suarez as he is replaced by Edinson Cavani.

Darwin Nunez is down on the left and he skips a challenge and Luis Suarez is begging for the ball at the far-post but Nunez dribbles one too many times and the keeper gets down to push it away. Suarez is incensed.

Rodrigo Bentancur pushes Kim Jin-su from a corner and South Korea want a penalty but the referee and VAR are not interested.

Son Heung-min tries and his dancing feet sees him skip past a couple of challenges down the right flank but Martin Caceres slides in to clear it away. Fine defending that.

Second half starts.

HALF-TIME! Uruguay 0 South Korea 0. Both sides had the chance to take the lead after a cautious start. Godin hit the post with a header for Uruguay and Hwang blazed over from close range for the South Koreans. All to play for in the 2nd half.

DIEGO GODIN HITS THE POST! Off a corner he rises and unluckily hits the post and then it drifts away.

WHAT A CHANCE for South Korea! Eui-Jo Hwang from 8 yards out sweeps it over the crossbar. That should have been buried into the net after he was found from the right.

The game has upped a gear now.

End to end stuff as South Korea break and then Uruguay do the same. But the pass is overhit and the South Korean keeper comes out to smother it away.

Uruguay on the front foot as South Korea have everyone back to defend a corner.

Great chance for Darwin Nunez as a ball comes in from the right but he fails to get his boot on the cross and the chance goes away.

Federico Valverde controls a high ball superbly and with a defender closing him down gets the shot away but it just flies over the crossbar.

South Korea have started rapidly here. They are aiming to switch play quickly and Heung-Min Son is already looking to play on the shoulder of the last defender.

KICK-OFF!

Time for the anthems.

South Korea Subs: Song Bumkeun, Jo Hyeonwoo, Yoon Jonggyu, Paik Seungho, Cho Guesung, Hwang Heechan, Son Junho, Hong Chul, Lee Kangin, Kwon Kyungwon, Kwon Changhoon, Kim Taehwan, Cho Yumin, Jeong Wooyeong, Song Minkyu.

Uruguay Subs: Muslera, Sosa, Coates, Varela, Viña, Rodríguez, Ugarte, Torreira, Canobbio, De La Cruz, Arrascaeta, Torres, Gómez, Cavani.

Luis Suarez has been there and done it on the grandest stage, but the current Uruguay side is a fantastic blend of youth and experience. With a solid rearguard and an industrious midfield, the stage is set for Suarez and Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez to wreak havoc in attack. They even have the experienced Edinson Cavani to call upon from the bench if the situation calls for it, so it's safe to say Uruguay are in good hands up front.

Meanwhile, for South Korea, Son Heung-min is undoubtedly their star attraction, having been one of the most destructive forwards in world football in recent seasons for Tottenham Hotspur. Kim Min-jae is another player to keep an eye on, with the 26-year-old defender impressing with a series of eye-catching displays at the heart of the backline for Serie A table-toppers Napoli.

Official South Korea XI:

Seung-gyu, Jin-su, Kim Min-Jae, Woo-young, In-beom, Son Heung-min, Jae-sung, Moonh-wan, Ui-jo, Sang-ho, Young-gwon

Official Uruguay XI:

Rochet, Cáceres, Godin, Giménez, Olivera, Valverde, Vecino, Bentancur, Pellistri, Núñez, Suárez

Uruguay are one of the dark-horses this time around and boast an exciting forward line consisting of Darwin Nunez, Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani and the likes. In midfield, Fede Valverde has been one of the most in-form players in world football this season, while Rodrigo Bentancur has enhanced his reputation with a string of magnificent displays for Tottenham Hotspur.

They look like a team and a half, that's for sure...

Welcome to the Group H clash between Uruguay and South Korea at the Education City Stadium in Qatar. Sit tight ladies and gentlemen, we'll bring you all the live action in what could prove to be an intriguing 2022 FIFA World Cup contest.