South Korea 2-3 Ghana LIVE! Kudus goals win it – World Cup result, match stream and latest updates today
South Korea vs Ghana LIVE!
Ghana gave their 2022 World Cup campaign a huge boost as they saw off South Korea with a dramatic 3-2 victory at Education City Stadium in Qatar. Mohammed Kudus was the hero with two goals, with Mohammed Salisu also on the scoresheet for the inspired Black Stars.
Heung-min Son failed to have a major impact for South Korea, although Gue-Sung Cho's brace of headers just after half time helped Paulo Bento’s side battle back from 2-0 down to draw level at 2-2. But Kudus had the final say with an assured left-footed finish, to give Ghana a vital three points and condemn South Korea to bottom of the group.
They will have to beat Brazil to qualify for the last 16, while Ghana will fancy their chances after this thrilling triumph. You can see how all the action unfolded with Standard Sport’s live blog below.
South Korea vs Ghana highlights
GOAL! Kudus second makes it 3-2
GOAL! Cho header levels
GOAL! Cho pulls one back
GOAL! Kudus nets delicate header
GOAL! Salisu pounces to score
Korea Republic 2 - 3 Ghana
Match report
15:09 , Dominic Booth
Phew, what a game – another classic in this brilliant day of World Cup action! South Korea are dejected, they will feel they deserved a point there.
But it’s Ghana who get the points. Here’s a link to Standard Sport’s match report of a crazy match.
FULL TIME
15:01 , Dominic Booth
It’s finally over. A ridiculously entertaining ding dong battle comes to an end.
Ghana have clung on, despite coming under huge second half pressure – and seeing their early 2-0 lead evaporate in the second half. Mohammed Kudus is the hero.
14:58 , Dominic Booth
97 mins: How has the ball stayed out? Paulo Bento cannot believe it on the sidelines as Ghana survive again, another cross patted away by Ati-Zigi. It’s not over yet, though.
14:56 , Dominic Booth
95 mins: Ati-Zigi keeps Cho out, another solid save that he maybe made look more difficult than it was.
Ghana are living seriously dangerously here, though.
14:55 , Dominic Booth
94 mins: Good defending from Ghana. Corner after corner for South Korea. The door remains closed.
14:52 , Dominic Booth
92 mins: Lovely feet by Son to work himself a chance. That was goal bound before the block came in.
The ball isn’t dropping in the right place for South Korea.
Injury time
14:51 , Dominic Booth
90 mins: Heading into added time. A whopping 10 minutes of it.
This is the goal that currently separates the two teams:
OH MY WORD!
GHANA LEAD... AGAIN!#BBCWorldCup #BBCFootball #FIFAWorldCup— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 28, 2022
14:49 , Dominic Booth
88 mins: Baba Rahman, still of Chelsea – yes, really, check out his Wikipedia page – is going to replace Mensah. Ghana have now used all their substitutions.
14:48 , Dominic Booth
87 mins: Mensah is down in a bit of pain for Ghana, looks like a spot of cramp as his teamate helps him.
South Korea have got the final ball wrong since going 3-2 behind. They need to rouse themselves once more.
14:45 , Dominic Booth
85 mins: Kim Jin-Su fires over after Ghana allow another cross to bobble right across their 18-yard box.
You sense there will be the chances for South Korea to find a leveller. Can they take one of them?
14:44 , Dominic Booth
83 mins: A harmless volley from Abdul Samed means South Korea can breathe again following a Ghana corner.
14:43 , Dominic Booth
82 mins: It may well be a case of Ghana playing on the counter attack now, as they shift formation to a back five, and Inaki Williams leads the break with his pace.
14:41 , Dominic Booth
80 mins: Surely we can’t have more World Cup goals this afternoon?
The final 10 minutes plus added time will tell us.
14:40 , Dominic Booth
78 mins: Ghana are bringing on four players, including Sulemana and Fulham’s Denis Odoi
Kim Yong-Gwon went into the book just then. South Korea bring on Hwang Hee-Chan.
14:37 , Dominic Booth
76 mins: Son keeps being crowded out. That effort to double and triple mark him will only increase now, as Salisu clears off the line from Kim Jin-Su!
South Korea piling on the pressure.
14:36 , Dominic Booth
75 mins: The free kick doesn’t go in but it forces Ati-Zigi into a good save, to turn it round the corner. Well hit by Lee and we’ll have a Korean corner.
14:34 , Dominic Booth
73 mins: Son finally forces Lamptey into the foul that gets him a yellow card. Dangerous free-kick position, this.
14:34 , Dominic Booth
71 mins: After those two superb headers from Cho, you really thought South Korea were back in the game, and Ghana didn’t look like offering much – they’d done quiet since half time.
But Kudus has ensured it’s the Korean side who have everything to do again.
GOAL! South Korea 2-3 Ghana | Kudus ‘68
14:29 , Dominic Booth
Goodness me this is amazing to watch. Ghana have their noses back in front!
Kudus shows brilliant composure, after Williams misses the cross from the left. He strokes it home with his left foot.
14:28 , Dominic Booth
66 mins: Another stunning comeback that you didn’t see coming, just like Cameroon against Serbia earlier today.
And just like that game, the draw – entertaining as though it is – doesn’t really suit either side. So we may get more goals in the final 25 minutes or so.
14:25 , Dominic Booth
64 mins: Ghana look shellshocked. They don’t know what’s hit them.
Hwang goes down to get some treatment and the Black Stars might need this minute to just regroup and re-establish themselves in the game.
Gue-Sung Cho has scored his 5th & 6th goals for South Korea in 3 minutes.
Game on. 🇰🇷 pic.twitter.com/iwePqqoc2B— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) November 28, 2022
GOAL! South Korea 2-2 Ghana | Cho ‘60
14:21 , Dominic Booth
Madness! It’s 2-2. Football!
Cho again with the header, arriving at the perfect time to send the Korean fans into delirium. Ghana caught napping defending these crosses from the left.
GOAL! South Korea 1-2 Ghana | Cho ‘58
14:19 , Dominic Booth
Cho latches onto a fine cross from the substitute Lee, and steers it home with his head. 2-1
Sub
14:18 , Dominic Booth
57 mins: Lee Kang-In is coming on for South Korea, replacing Kwon.
14:17 , Dominic Booth
56 mins: Nearly 3-0 and again it comes from a Ghana set piece! Kim Moon-Hwan’s header nearly flies into his own net, and it’s another corner... which is cleared.
14:14 , Dominic Booth
53 mins: What a great save from Ati-Zigi! He keeps the gap at two goals with a superb parry from Cho’s header.
A save for the cameras!
14:12 , Dominic Booth
51 mins: Tariq Lamptey finds himself in the Korean box and in a little bit of space. He’s forced to take the shot with his unfavoured left and can’t get it on target.
The Brighton player has done well today.
14:10 , Dominic Booth
50 mins: Kim jumps but the cross from the right goes over his head.
That’s symptomatic of South Korea so far today, they’ve got into attacking areas but the final ball hasn’t been there.
14:09 , Dominic Booth
47 mins: Some nice keep-ball from South Korea early in this second half.
Kim Jin-Su getting on the ball; he needs to link up with Son if they’re to get back in this.
Sub
14:07 , Dominic Booth
46 mins: Na has replaced Jeong for South Korea at the break. He started their clash with Uruguay and will play as an attacking midfielder.
SECOND HALF
14:06 , Dominic Booth
Let’s go again.
13:53 , Dominic Booth
Well, that half belongs to Ghana. After a wobbly start, they’ve dominated proceedings, looking really dangerous from crosses and caused problems through the experienced and well-known duo of Jordan and Andre Ayew. Salisu and Kudus both took their goals well.
Son’s shoulders are slumped as he trudges off. He needs to inspire this South Korea team.
🅰️YEW#FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/ly6zSdNcSq
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 28, 2022
HALF TIME
13:51 , Dominic Booth
After all those corners early in the half for Korea, Ghana finally have one of their own. They’ve got two goals from crosses... but this one doesn’t bring anything.
The half rather peters out for South Korea and the Ghana band keeps on playing. Those fans have every reason to be delighted.
Added time
13:47 , Dominic Booth
45 mins: We’ll have five added minutes.
Jung flashes a speculative shot across Ati-Zigi’s goal. That’s not troubling him.
13:44 , Dominic Booth
43 mins: Ayew is crowded out as South Korea’s defence finally get a handle on him.
Son charges down the other end, but in similar fashion he’s suddenly surrounded by two or three Ghana defenders and loses the ball.
13:42 , Dominic Booth
41 mins: A better spell from South Korea, with Kim Jin-Su getting forward more often from left-back to help the attack, allowing Son to drift into more central areas.
Can they find something before the break?
13:40 , Dominic Booth
39 mins: Ghana are top of the group as things stand!
Portugal and Uruguay will have something to say about that later, of course.
13:39 , Dominic Booth
37 mins: Suddenly, this is all Ghana. The Ayew brothers are dropping into some great positions, and there’s no shortage of bodies making late runs into the box.
South Korea cannot deal with it right now.
GOAL! South Korea 0-2 Ghana | Kudus ‘34
13:35 , Dominic Booth
It’s 2-0 Ghana, they’re in dreamland!
Sensational ball from Jordan Ayew and Kudus flicks it on with his head to double the lead.
13:34 , Dominic Booth
34 mins: Smart football from Ghana. They’re keeping the ball better and making South Korea chase the game, now they have the lead.
Partey is getting on the ball plenty.
13:33 , Dominic Booth
32 mins: Ghana are getting their centre-forward Inaki Williams into the game and he’s a handful for defenders that’s for sure.
That time, he should have released it though.
13:29 , Dominic Booth
28 mins: South Korea are looking very shaky when defending set pieces. Kudus’ delivery has been good so far, and Ghana look like scoring every time the ball is set into the box.
13:28 , Dominic Booth
26 mins: A VAR check is over... although there was a strong suspicion of handball there, and to be honest, we’ve seen them ruled out before.
The goal stands, though.
GOAL! South Korea 0-1 Ghana | Salisu ‘24
13:25 , Dominic Booth
Salisu scores after South Korea make a mess of clearing the free-kick. The Southampton defender stabs home from close range to break the deadlock!
13:23 , Dominic Booth
23 mins: That’s a great burst from Jordan Ayew but his delivery from the left is lacking quality. The game is starting to open up now.
13:23 , Dominic Booth
21 mins: A few handbags between Amartey and Cho off the ball, which Anthony Taylor spots and duly books the Ghana player.
Korean left-back Kim seems have a slight knock, and might have to come off.
13:20 , Dominic Booth
19 mins: Son’s corners have continually failed to find their target. Won’t stop the South Korean fans from loving him, though.
He then attempts what would have been an outrageous overhead kick... and gets it quite wrong.
Sitting near the South Korea fans. Every time Son gets the ball - even if it’s miles from the penalty area - they rise to their feet. Hero status x1000
— John Bennett (@JohnBennettBBC) November 28, 2022
13:18 , Dominic Booth
17 mins: Crosses going across the Ghanaian box, with Kwon looking dangerous out wide
A sixth corner for South Korea incoming...
13:15 , Dominic Booth
14 mins: Nicely played by Jordan Ayew to steer the ball away from trouble and win a free-kick.
Ghana with a chance to get up the pitch.
13:13 , Dominic Booth
12 mins: Salisu heads away the corner, but Korea come again through Son down the left and it’s... you guessed it, another corner.
13:12 , Dominic Booth
11 mins: A more controlled period of possession for South Korea, which ends in yet another corner.
13:10 , Dominic Booth
9 mins: Bodies flying everywhere in the Ghana box. Shots raining in, blocks, another corner. An eventful start.
13:09 , Dominic Booth
8 mins: Nice chipped ball into the left side of the box by Hwang, as Jordan Ayew gets back to do his defensive work.
South Korea work a corner short, which Jeong hits and it’s deflected out for a corner. The Korean side are on top.
13:07 , Dominic Booth
6 mins: It’s become customary at South Korea matches these days, but it’s worth mentioning how loud the crowd become when Son gets the ball.
Lamptey fouls the Spurs man.
13:05 , Dominic Booth
5 mins: Kudus plays a free-kick deep into the Korean box but it’s well defended and the red shirts then break at speed.
Cho nearly gets on the end of a fizzing cross from the right.
13:04 , Dominic Booth
3 mins: It seems both teams will be fairly direct, with the Ayew brothers dangerous up top for Ghana, and South Korea keen to press high and then feed Son.
13:02 , Dominic Booth
2 mins: Ghana won’t need reminding that a defeat here would see them eliminated form the tournament.
South Korea got a creditable draw against Uruguay, but with Portugal to come they’ll believe this is the game they can win in the group.
KICK OFF
13:00 , Dominic Booth
Son Heung-Min gave his teammates a right gee-up after their anthem. The Spurs star is bang up for this contest.
Both anthems were sung heartily in truth, so hopefully we get that intensity matched on the pitch. We’re off and running.
12:55 , Dominic Booth
The teams are in the tunnel and we’re almost set to go.
This was the scene inside the tunnel a whie ago, when the Ghana players arrived.
Arriving in style! 🇬🇭#FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) November 28, 2022
Man in the middle
12:47 , Dominic Booth
It’s Premier League referee Anthony Taylor on duty for this one.
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆! // 🇰🇷v🇬🇭
Referee: Anthony Taylor 🏴
ARs: Gary Beswick & Adam Nunn 🏴
4th: Kevin Ortega 🇵🇪
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski 🇵🇱
AVAR: Alejandro Hernandez 🇪🇸
Offside VAR: Kyle Atkins 🇺🇸
Support VAR: Ricardo De Burgos 🇪🇸#FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/26vvUXpUAd— PGMOL (@FA_PGMOL) November 28, 2022
12:41 , Dominic Booth
The Ghana fans are making themselves heard before kick off.
Less than 20 minutes to go now.
Odds
12:33 , Dominic Booth
The bookies can’t really call this one, the two teams seem evenly matched. Here are the odds:
SafeBettingSites - South Korea v Ghana
South Korea 8/5
Draw 21/10
Ghana 15/8
Countdown to kick-off
12:28 , Marc Mayo
The fans are arriving in their droves at Education City Stadium with just over half an hour until we get underway!
Rewind
12:23 , Marc Mayo
It was in the build-up to the 2014 World Cup when these two teams last met.
Jordan Ayew delivered a hat-trick in Miama as Ghana ran out 4-0 winners - check out the highlights!
Ghana🇬🇭 4-0 🇰🇷South Korea
International Friendly
9th June 2014
Goalscorers
Jordan Ayew ⚽⚽⚽
Asamoah Gyan ⚽ pic.twitter.com/Dsu86uuzg3— GhanaBallers Nostalgia (@OldGhanaFootie) April 12, 2020
A reunion for Heung-min Son
12:19 , Marc Mayo
Ghana boss Otto Addo is perhaps one of the least surprised coaches that Heung-min Son has made it so far.
He worked as a youth coach at Hamburg when the Korean winger moved to Germany as a teenager.
“He’s very, very disciplined,” Addo said ahead of the game.
“This is what I hoped for, and I expected it.”
Countdown to kick-off
12:14 , Marc Mayo
Just 45 minutes away from today’s second World Cup game kicking off!
Take a look around the Ghana dressing room as we wait...
A sneak peek inside the dressing room 👀#BlackStars | #FIFAWorldCup | #TeamGhana | #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/35GlNm4s85
— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) November 28, 2022
Full time in today’s first World Cup match
12:08 , Marc Mayo
Cameroon have fought back to draw 3-3 with Serbia in Group G, a first point of the World Cup for both teams.
And it was a thriller, both teams fighting back from deficits with two second-half goals sealing the Lions a point.
⏱ 29' Cameroon 1-0 Serbia
⏱ 45+1' Cameroon 1-1 Serbia
⏱ 45+3' Cameroon 1-2 Serbia
⏱ 53' Cameroon 1-3 Serbia
⏱ 63' Cameroon 2-3 Serbia
⏱ 66' Cameroon 3-3 Serbia
🏟 FT Cameroon 3-3 Serbia
WHAT A GAME THAT WAS! #ITVFootball | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/TBUUyUCa3h— ITV Football (@itvfootball) November 28, 2022
South Korea also make three changes
12:03 , Marc Mayo
Hwang Ui-jo is dropped for Jeonbuk striker Cho Gue-sung up top for Korea, with Heung-min Son in the line-up.
Jeong Woo-yeong and Kwon Chang-hoon come into the midfield.
Three changes for Ghana
11:55 , Marc Mayo
Otto Addo shifts the Black Stars into a 4-3-3 setup with Gideon Mensah replacing Baba Rahman at left-back.
Alexander Djiku drops out for Jordan Ayew to bolster the attack while Andre Ayew is fit after missing training in the build-up.
Tariq Lamptey also comes in at right-back.
Your Ghana line-up today
11:48 , Marc Mayo
Ghana XI: Ati-Zigi; Lamptey, Amartey, Salisu, Mensah; Partey, Abdul Samed, Kudus; A. Ayew, J. Ayew, Williams.
How South Korea line up
11:46 , Marc Mayo
South Korea XI: Kim Seung-gyu; Kim Moon-hwan, Kim Min-jae, Kim Young-gwon, Kim Jin-su; Jung Woo-young, Kwon Chang-hoon, Jeong Woo-yeong; Hwang In-beom, Son Heung-min, Cho Gue-sung.
[𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗫𝗜] 가나전에 출전하는 🇰🇷축구국가대표팀의 선발명단을 공개합니다!
✔2022 FIFA 카타르 월드컵 조별리그 2차전
🇰🇷v🇬🇭#가나 11.28(월) 22:00 (KST)#대한민국 #축구국가대표팀 더 뜨겁게, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐬🔥 pic.twitter.com/7QCxu0qxv4— theKFA (@theKFA) November 28, 2022
Lots of Premier League interest in this one
11:43 , Marc Mayo
South Korea boast only one England-based player: Tottenham’s Heung-min Son.
Ghana have Leicester’s Daniel Amartey, Tariq Lamptey of Brighton, Jordan Ayew of Crystal Palace and Reading’s Chelsea loanee Baba Rahman in their squad.
Plus, of course, Arsenal star Thomas Partey.
A new week with more World Cup action for Dan Amartey! 🇬🇭 👊#FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/1BjdW8KMu9
— Leicester City (@LCFC) November 28, 2022
Elsewhere at the World Cup
11:35 , Marc Mayo
An absolute classic is playing out between Serbia and Cameroon.
Coming from behind, the Europeans led 3-1 before two goals on the counter have the Lions level!
You can follow that game LIVE here.
The Black Stars are on the road!
11:30 , Marc Mayo
Calm faces aboard the Ghana bus this lunchtime.
🚏 Next stop: Education City Stadium#BlackStars | #FIFAWorldCup| #TeamGhana | #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/lUAmnSlTce
— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) November 28, 2022
Team news coming up!
11:25 , Marc Mayo
Not far now from discovering who will get the nod for the starting XIs...
Match odds
11:20 , Marc Mayo
South Korea win: 31/20
Ghana win: 2/1
Draw: 21/10
Odds via Betfair
Head to head record
11:14 , Marc Mayo
Both sides have four wins apiece from nine previous meetings, including a thumping 4-0 friendly win for Ghana in the last instalment in 2014, when Jordan Ayew notched a hat-trick in a World Cup warm-up.
South Korea wins: 4
Ghana wins: 4
Draws: 1
Evening Standard score prediction
11:08 , Marc Mayo
The stakes are high in this encounter, with defeat ending Ghana’s hopes of qualification and anything less than a win for Korea making their path to the last-16 tricky with only Portugal left to play.
After a good first half against Uruguay, Paulo Bento’s side were dominated thereafter and lucky that the woodwork denied both Diego Godin and Federico Valverde.
After a dire first half, Ghana showed they are no pushovers against Cristiano Ronaldo and Co and were it not for Inaki Williams’ slip could have been celebrating a famous last-gasp point.
A draw could well beckon here though, which will leave the group finely poised before matchday three.
A 1-1 draw.
11:03 , Marc Mayo
Predicted Ghana XI: Ati-Zigi, Seidu, Amartey, Djiku, Salisu, Baba; Partey, Abdul Samed, Kudus; Williams, A Ayew.
Early Ghana team news
10:58 , Marc Mayo
Ghana captain Andre Ayew trained separately from his team-mates on Friday but the former Swansea and West Ham striker is expected to be available.
Otto Addo could decide to reintroduce Jordan Ayew to the line-up after he was benched vs Portugal.
10:52 , Marc Mayo
Predicted South Korea XI: Kim Seung-gyu, Kim Moon-hwan, Kim Min-jae, Kim Young-gwon, Kim Jin-su, Hwang In-Beom, Jung, Na, Jae-Sung Lee, Heung-min Son; Hwang Ui-jo.
Early South Korea team news
10:47 , Marc Mayo
South Korea may once again be without Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan, who missed the opener against Uruguay due to a slow recovery from a hamstring issue.
But talisman Heung-min Son appeared to have no problem playing in that facemask to protect himself after surgery to fix facial fractures suffered on club duty with Tottenham.
Hwang Ui-jo could be replaced by Cho Gue-sung in attack after South Korea failed to muster an attempt on target against Uruguay.
How to watch
10:42 , Marc Mayo
TV channel: In the UK, the match will be televised free-to-air and live on BBC One, with coverage beginning at 12:45pm.
Live stream: Fans can also catch the game live online via the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website.
Hello and welcome!
10:35 , Marc Mayo
South Korea take on Ghana in the World Cup today with both sides chasing their first win of the tournament.
Kick-off comes at 1pm from Education City Stadium.
Keep it with Standard Sport for all the match build-up, live action and reaction!