South Korea's coach, Portuguese Paulo Bento, sees Portugal and Uruguay as favorites to advance to the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup, which will be hosted in Qatar.
The South Koreans are in the same group as Portugal and Uruguay, with the Ghana team as their opponent.
“When you come to the finals of a World Cup, you can't expect easy draws. It's not polite, it's believing in miracles that don't exist», the 52-year-old Portuguese coach told Antena 1, shortly after the draw, in Doha.
“Being a difficult group for us, I believe that Portugal and Uruguay are the favourites, from the start. Most people will agree", said Paulo Bento, who has been in charge of the South Koreans since 2018, after having also coached the Portuguese national team between 2010 and 2014.
The South Koreans will make their debut at the 2022 World Cup on November 24, against Uruguay. They then face Ghana, on 28 November, closing the group stage against Portugal, on 2 December.
The final phase of the 2022 World Cup takes place from November 21 to December 18.