DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Ghana coach Otto Addo has been impressed with Son Heung-min ever since he coached the South Korean ahead on the youth stage.The 2 can be reunited on Monday when Ghana meets South Korea in a World Cup Group H match at Qatar’s Training Metropolis Stadium.Atto was an working for Germany’s Hamburg when he first encountered Son, who he really helpful for the membership’s first staff.“He’s very, very disciplined. So he turned so good as a result of he labored arduous for it. That is what I hoped for, and I anticipated it,” Addo stated Sunday earlier than the match. Addo added with a smile: “I all the time want him all the most effective, besides tomorrow.”Son and the South Koreans challenged Uruguay of their powerful Group H opener, coming away with a 0-0 draw.“When it comes to offense, we had an excellent efficiency,” South Korea coach Paulo Bento stated via a translator. “We’re a courageous staff, we’re not afraid of our rivals.”Son personified that bravery, carrying a masks to guard a damaged left eye socket and cheered on by followers carrying Batman masks. He was injured on Nov. 2 in a Champions League match in opposition to Marseille that restricted his coaching within the runup to the World Cup.Addo, who performed for Ghana, is certainly one of 5 African coaches main the 5 African groups on the World Cup in Qatar. He joins Cameroon’s Rigobert Tune, Senegal’s Aliou Cisse, Morocco’s Walid Regragui and Tunisia’s head coach Jalel Kadri.“I believe it is a very huge step for Africa. Within the earlier years, there weren’t so many coaches, so its a giant activity for Africa to develop extra coaches — not solely to teach African groups, however to teach different groups, groups in Europe, and I believe the world is missing this,” Addo stated.Ghana heads into Tuesday’ match in opposition to South Korea after dropping 3-2 to Portugal in its opener. All 5 of the African groups have been winless of their first group-stage matches, however Tunisia rebounded with a victory over Qatar in its second sport.The Black Stars are the youngest staff on the World Cup, with a median age of 24 years and 4 months. So it was encouraging that they held their very own in opposition to Portugal and star Cristiano Ronaldo, whose Sixty fifth-minute penalty made him the primary male participant to attain at 5 World Cups.Afterward, Addo referred to as the penalty “a particular present from the referee” however on Sunday he was eager to maneuver on.“It’s previously,” he stated. “It’s gone. It’s over. We will’t change it.”Veteran captain Andre Ayew and Osman Bukari scored for Ghana in opposition to Portugal. Ayew was additionally on the Ghana staff that went to the quarterfinals on the 2010 World Cup. Ghana was eradicated within the group stage on the 2014 match, and didn’t make he area for Russia in 2018.With the win, Portugal led Group H going into the second spherical of group-stage matches. Ghana sits on the backside of the desk and can be eradicated if it loses to South Korea.South Korea was making its sixth straight World Cup look. The staff misplaced to Turkey within the third-place match as co-hosts on the 2002 World Cup.___
Ghana readies for South Korea after opening World Cup loss
