Preview: Switzerland vs. Korea

June 23rd, 2006 | by: Peter |

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Switzerland vs. South Korea, Hanover, 21:00 CET
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THE BIG PICTURE
This game shapes the fortunes of the rest of the group. The winner of this game wins Group G while the loser doesn’t qualify unless France loses to Togo. If it’s a draw, France can slip in to qualify, or even win the group if they beat Togo and overcome the goal differential. The winner of this group will face Ukraine in the opening round, while the second qualifier must beat Spain to advance.

Teams: Likely formation; shirt numbers; name, caps, goals, coach:

Switzerland (4-4-2): 1-Pascal Zuberbuehler (42-0); 3-Ludovic Magnin (32-2), 4-Philippe Senderos (14-2), 20-Patrick Mueller (66-3), 23-Philipp Degen (17-0); 8-Raphael Wicky (69-1), 6-Johann Vogel (87-2), 7-Ricardo Cabanas (39-4), 16-Tranquillo Barnetta (15-3); 9-Alex Frei (47-26), 11-Marco Streller (12-3) Coach: Koebi Kuhn

South Korea (3-4-3): 1-Lee Woon-jae (99-0); 4-Choi Jin-cheul (64-4), 2-Kim Young-chul (14-1), 3-Kim Dong-jin (36-2); 22-Song Chong-gug (53-3), 5-Kim Nam-il (68-2), 17-Lee Ho (13-0), 12-Lee Young-pyo (87-5); 7-Park Ji-sung (62-6), 19-Cho Jae-jin (23-5), 11-Seol Ki-hyeon (68-13) Coach: Dick Advocaat

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Switzerland

There is one dog for every ten families in Switzerland.

Patients stay in hospital for an average of almost 10 days in Switzerland, which has the most hospital beds per 1000 people.

22% of American women aged 20 gave birth while in their teens. In Switzerland and Japan, only 2% did so.

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South Korea

South Korea has a history of excelling in Badminton at the Olympics.

South Korean students ranked second in the world at math in 2002.

South Korea is 8% Catholic.

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Deviilz.

..here are the odds :
1/2 goal advantage to S.Korea
Can the Swiss win by a goal or more margin..?
http://USA Cresp

I think even if France win 100-0 and Switzerland ties 2-2 with South Korea, Swiss and S Korea go through.
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/releases/en/fwc_regulations_2006_090604_en.pdf

Swiss France 0-0
France S Korea 1-1
Assuming S Korea Swiss 2-2

The tie breaker would be:
(i) greater number of points among the 3 in the games involving those 3 – same points.
(ii) goal difference in the games involving these 3 – same GD
(iii) goals scored in the game involving these 3 … S Korea has 3 Swiss has 2 and France has 1
So Swiss and S Korea through.

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