France is set to meet South Korea in the round-of-16 stage at the 2015 Women’s World Cup at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec this Sunday, June 21. These two sides have met just once in the past with France emerging as 1-0 victor’s way back in 2003. The winner of this knockout match will face the winner of the Germany vs Sweden contest in the quarterfinals. A loss in this stage means elimination from the tournament, meaning any tied games will go to extra time and then a penalty shootout if it’s still level after the extra 30 minutes.
Women’s World Cup Betting Preview: France vs South Korea
- bet365 lists France as the favorites to win this match at 1/3 with South Korea 17/2 and a 90-minute draw at 15/4
France advanced to the knockout stage by topping Group F with a pair of wins and a loss. They beat England 1-0 in their opening encounter before being shutout 2-0 by Colombia. They clinched a place in the last 16 by thumping Mexico 5-0in their group finale. South Korea made it this bar by winning, losing, and drawing a game in the group round. This was enough to place them as runners up in Group E. They kicked off their World Cup campaign with a 2-0 loss against Korea and then managed a 2-2 draw with Costa Rica and a 2-1 victory over Spain.
France came to the World Cup as one of the favorites, but were the victims of a huge upset when they were shutout by Colombia. However, they played well against Mexico and made sure they came out firing on all cylinders with four early goals in their 5-0 win. The goal of the tournament so far belongs to France’s Amandine Henry as she rocketed on a long-range shot against the Mexicans. France seems to be back on track now and this could spell trouble for South Korea, who are playing in their second World Cup tournament.
Korea has a pretty good defensive side and they’ll need to be at their best to shutdown the flair of the French. In addition, they’ll also need to find a way to get themselves on the scoreboard at the same time. Basically, this looks like France’s game to lose. However, when looking at each team’s record in their last five World Cup contests overall, France as just two wins and three losses and South Korea has a win, a draw and three defeats. The only time France and South Korea have met in the past was at the 2003 World Cup.
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Written by Ian S. Palmer
