South Korea vs Uruguay, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

South Korea

80': Son Heung-Min

FT
1 - 4

Uruguay

13': Darwin Núñez
27': Giorgian de Arrascaeta
43': Kim Min-Jae (OG)
62': Darwin Núñez

About

South Korea are hosting Uruguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt missed. Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
7': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
10': Offside, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu is caught offside.
12': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
12': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
13': Attempt blocked. Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
13': Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
13': Goal! Korea Republic 0, Uruguay 1. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta with a through ball.
16': Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Maxi Araújo (Uruguay).
17': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
18': Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Kim Bong-Soo (Korea Republic).
22': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Uruguay).
22': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Ronald Araujo (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card.
26': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
27': Goal! Korea Republic 0, Uruguay 2. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxi Araújo.
28': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
28': Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
31': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Uruguay).
34': Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Uruguay).
38': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Darwin Núñez.
43': Own Goal by Kim Min-Jae, Korea Republic. Korea Republic 0, Uruguay 3.
45'+2': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Uruguay).
45'+2': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+3': First Half ends, Korea Republic 0, Uruguay 3.
45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 0, Uruguay 3.
45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Tae-Hyeon replaces Kim Min-Jae.
45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Park Jin-Seob replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Hyun-Taek replaces Kim Bong-Soo.
45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Min-Su replaces Lee Tae-Seok.
47': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Uruguay).
47': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Attempt saved. Kim Min-Su (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Uruguay). Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
48': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Cristopher Fiermarín.
49': Attempt saved. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Uruguay). Assisted by Kim Min-Su.
50': Attempt saved. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Uruguay). Assisted by Seol Young-Woo.
50': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
51': Attempt missed. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
55': Attempt saved. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cristopher Fiermarín (Uruguay). Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung with a through ball.
58': Attempt missed. Kim Min-Su (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
59': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay).
59': Cho Hyun-Taek (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic).
61': Attempt missed. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guillermo Varela.
62': Goal! Korea Republic 0, Uruguay 4. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Guillermo Varela with a cross.
65': Attempt missed. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
65': Attempt saved. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kim Seung-Gyu (Korea Republic).
65': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Kim Seung-Gyu.
68': Attempt saved. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Uruguay).
71': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Maxi Araújo.
72': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Kang-In following a corner.
72': Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Se-Hun replaces Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
72': Substitution, Korea Republic. Choi Jun replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
72': Substitution, Korea Republic. Park Tae-Jun replaces Seol Young-Woo.
74': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Zalazar replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta because of an injury.
78': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Tae-Hyeon.
80': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Uruguay 4. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
81': Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Wi-Je replaces Lee Han-Beom.
82': Handball by Park Tae-Jun (Korea Republic).
85': Attempt saved. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Uruguay). Assisted by Park Tae-Jun.
85': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Cristopher Fiermarín.
86': Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Aguirre replaces Darwin Núñez.
87': Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic).
88': Rodrigo Zalazar (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Park Tae-Jun (Korea Republic).
90': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
90': Park Tae-Jun (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Foul by Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic).
90'+3': Second Half ends, Korea Republic 1, Uruguay 4.
0': Match ends, Korea Republic 1, Uruguay 4.

Statistics

URU		KOR
9	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	7
6	Saves	1
40.7	Possession	59.3
9	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
375	Accurate Passes	567
443	Passes	636
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	5
4	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.3
50	Long Balls	39
29	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	4
15	Effective Tackles	9
20	Tackles	12
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
11	Interceptions	6
19	Effective Clearances	6
19	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Attendance: 48,024

Line-Ups

South Korea (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Kim Seung-Gyu (GK)
4	Kim Min-Jae
2	Lee Han-Beom
13	Lee Tae-Seok
22	Seol Young-Woo
10	Lee Jae-Sung
24	Kim Bong-Soo
11	Hwang Hee-Chan
19	Lee Kang-In
7	Son Heung-Min
18	Oh Hyeon-Gyu

South Korea Substitutes:

Cho Wi-Je, Park Jin-Seop, Kim Min-Su, Song Min-Kyu, Park Tae-Jun, Lee Dong-Gyeong, Cho Hyun-taek, Jeong Seung-Won, Kim Tae-Hyeon, Jo Hyeon-Woo, Gu Sung-Yun, Oh Se-Hun, Kim Geon-Hui, Kim Tae-Hyun, Jun Choi.

Uruguay (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Cristopher Fiermarin (GK)
16	Mathías Olivera
4	Ronald Araujo
22	Joaquín Piquerez
13	Guillermo Varela
10	Giorgian de Arrascaeta
6	Rodrigo Bentancur
14	Lucas Torreira
9	Darwin Núñez
20	Maxi Araújo
18	Brian Rodríguez

Uruguay Substitutes:

Rodrigo Zalazar, Santiago Mouriño, Federico Viñas, Juan Manuel Sanabria, Martín Satriano, Santiago Mele, Nahitan Nández, Rodrigo Aguirre, Facundo Bernal, Facundo Pellistri, Thiago Cardozo, Juan Rodríguez, Emiliano Martínez, José María Giménez.

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