South Korea Vs Algeria at Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Managers
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head- South Korea won the only previous meeting between the nations, a 2-0 victory in a 1985 friendly.
- Park Chu-Young (South Korea) and Essaid Belkalem (Algeria) both played for Watford during the 2013-14 season.
- South Korea have won just one of their last six World Cup group stage games (D3, L2).
- In two previous World Cup games against African sides they beat Togo 2-1 in 2006 and drew 2-2 against Nigeria in 2010.
- They have scored in each of their last five World Cup matches, but have never scored in six successive games.
- The Asian nation have only won five of their 29 World Cup matches (D9, L15). They average a goal per game.
- South Korea have ended the group stage with a record of one win, one draw and one defeat in each of their last two World Cups (2006 & 2010).
- Algeria are winless in their last seven World Cup matches since beating Chile in 1982 - their only ever victory.
- They had only three shots (including blocks) against Belgium - the lowest tally in the opening round of the group stage.
- The Desert Foxes have scored just two goals in their last 11 hours and 25 minutes of World Cup football.
- Their starting line-up against Belgium consisted of nine players who were born in France.
Goal Scorers
For Algeria -Islam Slimani '26,Rafik Halliche (28), Abdelmoumene Djabou(38)and Yacine Brahimi (62)
For South Korea - Son Heung-min(50)and Koo Ja-Cheol (72)
Algeria players celebrate in front of their fans after their 4-2 Group H victory over South Korea
- Algeria scored more goals in this match than they did in their preceding seven World Cup matches combined.
- There were more goals in this game than in Algeria's previous four World Cup matches combined (5).
- Algeria scored with four of their 15 shots on goal (including blocked shots); they managed three shots in total against Belgium (inc. blocked).
- 20 of the 23 shots in this game came from inside the penalty area.
South Korea have won one of their last seven World Cup group games. - Rafik Halliche completed 31 first-half passes in this match, more than any Algeria player managed in total against Belgium.
- 24 of South Korea’s 31 World Cup goals have come after half-time (including one extra-time goal).
- The last eight World Cup goals conceded by Algeria have come after half-time.
- Algeria became the first African team to score four or more goals in a World Cup match.
- South Korea have conceded 11 goals in their last four World Cup matches – they conceded six in their preceding eight.
- Of teams playing in this tournament, only Germany’s games in all World Cups have produced a higher average number of goals than South Korea’s 3.23.
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