France vs South Korea Prediction: the Frenchmen Have an Advantage

Prediction for the match between France vs South Korea, which will take place on May 22. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

France U20 is one of the strongest teams in the world. It concerns the World Cup and any other championship. The French team always has a chic technique and excellent physic. Recently, they only won the World Cup 2013 in Turkey. Their main stars were Kurt Zouma, Samuel Umtiti, Florian Thauvin, and Paul Pogba, who became the tournament's best player. At the last World Cup, the Frenchmen earned all nine points in the group stage but failed to the Americans in the first round of the playoffs, 2:3.

South Korea is a strong team that regularly qualifies for a major tournament and makes the playoffs. Their best achievement was at the last Cup. Back then, they struggled to get out of the group, but in the playoffs, they beat Japan 1:0, Senegal on penalties 4:3, and Ecuador 1:0. In the final match, they lost to the Ukrainians 1:3, ending up with the silver medals. The main star of that team was Kang-in Lee, who had two goals and four assists in seven games. Also, at the last Asian Cup, the Koreans reached the semifinals but fell on penalties to Uzbekistan, 0:1.

The teams had a history of H2H rivalry. In this confrontation, France is more successful, winning four of the last five matches with a difference of two goals and a draw. Now, they are the favorites, although the Asians are tough as the reigning vice-champions. Before the triumphant World Cup 2019, the Koreans failed an H2H game, 1:3. 

France and South Korea often play each other at the youth championships, and almost all these confrontations are packed with goals. In five previous encounters, the opponents have scored 19 goals (3.80 average). In four cases, there was a total over.

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