South Korea vs. Palestine - prediction, team news, lineups

Preview

South Korea will face Palestine in an international friendly on Wednesday, March 29. The match will be played at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea are ranked 29th in the FIFA World Rankings, while Palestine are ranked 102nd. This will be the first meeting between the two teams. South Korea are coming off a 1-0 win over Japan in their last friendly match. Son Heung-min scored the only goal of the match in the 55th minute. Palestine are coming off a 2-1 win over Bangladesh in their last friendly match. Sameh Maraaba scored both goals for Palestine in the 35th and 65th minutes. South Korea are the clear favorites to win this match. They are ranked much higher than Palestine and have a much more experienced team. However, Palestine should not be taken lightly. They are a well-organized team and are capable of causing an upset.

Team news

South Korea have no major injury concerns ahead of this match. Palestine are also expected to have a full squad available.

Lineups

**South Korea:** * GK: Kim Seung-gyu * DF: Kim Min-jae * DF: Kim Young-gwon * DF: Kim Tae-hwan * MF: Hwang In-beom * MF: Lee Jae-sung * MF: Son Heung-min * FW: Hwang Ui-jo * FW: Cho Gue-sung * FW: Lee Kang-in **Palestine:** * GK: Rami Hamadeh * DF: Ahmed Qatmish * DF: Mohammed Saleh * DF: Yousef Abu Jabal * MF: Sameh Maraaba * MF: Oday Dabbagh * MF: Shadi Shaban * FW: Mahmoud Wadi * FW: Saleh Chihadeh * FW: Yaser Hamed

Prediction

South Korea are the clear favorites to win this match. They are a much better team than Palestine and should be able to win comfortably. However, Palestine are capable of causing an upset, so South Korea will need to be careful.