A football fan takes a selfie with the flags of South Korea and Ghana near the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha, on November 28, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H football match between South Korea and Ghana.
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South Korea’s key defender Kim Min-Jae passed a late fitness and was included in his country’s line-up for their FIFA World Cup Group H clash against Ghana at the Education City Stadium on Monday.
The Napoli centre-back had been doubtful due to a calf injury and coach Paulo Bento said he would check Kim’s status at the last minute before making the call on his availability.
Bento made three changes to his side and Ghana did the same as they reshuffled their defence and brought in Jordan Ayew upfront in a more attacking 4-3-3 line-up after fielding three central defenders against Portugal last week.
Tariq Lamptey and Gideon Mensah start in a new full-back pairing and central defender Alexander Djiku was dropped.
Teams
Ghana (4-3-3)
Lawrence Ati Zigi; Tariq Lamptey, Gideon Mensah, Daniel Amartey, Mohammed Salisu; Salis Abdul Samed, Thomas Partey, Mohammed Kudus; Andre Ayew (capt), Inaki Williams, Jordan Ayew
Coach: Otto Addo (GHA)
South Korea (4-2-3-1)
Kim Seung-gyu; Kim Jin-su, Kim Young-gwon, Kim Min-jae, Kim Moon-hwan; Jung Woo-young, Hwang In-beom; Kwon Chang-hoon, Jeong Woo-yeong, Son Heung-min (capt); Cho Gue-sung
Coach: Paulo Bento (POR)
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
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(With input from agencies)