South Korea
South Korea will look to overcome almost insurmountable odds as the team who arguably had the worst luck of the draw out of any nation attending the French tournament. A team who was one world ranking away from being in pot 2, they wound up in pot 3 and will now have to play hosts France, former World and European champions Norway and World Cup stalwarts Nigeria. However, the Korean team are winless in their last nine games against 2019 World Cup opposition, which means they only have themselves to blame for their World ranking. Nonetheless, South Korea are a fit and structured team who are not far away from a breakthrough victory to spur them onto a great run of fixtures at the World Cup. They have an uphill battle, with their two fixtures against strong European nations looking even more difficult after a failed pair of recent friendlies against a weaker European nation in Iceland. Whether or not South Korea finish in 3rd place in their group will determine their fate, which may involve facing the Matildas, a team which they have a very poor record against.
PREDICTION: Group: 3rd Overall: Round of 16
Fact: Korea, who may have to face the Matildas in the round of 16 if results fall a certain way, have not defeated the Australian women’s team since their World Cup debut in 2003, which includes eight attempts.
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