South Korea have a couple of pretty good players, though the team's undoubted star is Son Heung - Min, who was one of the revelations in the
Bundesliga at Bayer Leverkusen this season. He starts out on the left of an attacking trident for both club and country, and excels at making darting runs inside. His invention could well be the key for South Korea to unlock Algeria's disciplined defence, and keeping him locked down will be a priority for Les Fennecs.
Algeria defended excellently against Belgium, and yet failed to create many chances from open play despite being best-stocked in the attacking department. They may well have more luck against a shakier defence, with their pace and width on the counter-attack having the potential to cause big problems. Riyad Mahrez is a pure, quick winger down the left, while Feghouli will look to drift in from the right and tear the Korean defence open with intelligent movement and invention. If these players are on form, and Algeria's midfielders are able to give them good service, they should be able to cause their opponents problems.
Both of these sides excel on the counter-attack, and have a few players capable of doing real damage on the break. However, Algeria looked highly impressive in almost shutting out Belgium in their opening group game, and they could just snatch it ALL here. Either way, it will be tight, and we probably won't see many goals.
Verdict: Under 2.5 goals
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