Saturday's WCup lookahead capsules

Capsules for Saturday's second-round matches at the World Cup (FIFA rankings in parentheses):


Uruguay (16) vs. South Korea (47), 10 a.m.

Port Elizabeth

Uruguay won Group A without conceding a goal and scoring four. South Korea was runner-up in Group B despite being outscored five goals to six.

Uruguay: Uruguay has four wins and a draw against South Korea, including a 1-0 victory in the 1990 World Cup when Daniel Fonseca scored in the 90th minute to put the South Americans into the round of 16.

South Korea: In their eighth trip to the tournament, the South Koreans advanced for the second time - and the first outside of their borders. In 2002, they made the semifinals at home.

Notable Fact: Uruguay won the World Cup in 1930 and 1950, but has not challenged for the title since.


United States (14) vs. Ghana (32), 2:30 p.m.


The Americans won Group C thanks to a second-half injury-time goal by Landon Donovan for a 1-0 win over Algeria. Ghana was second to Germany in Group D.

United States: The Americans have continued a string of alternating bad and good World Cups. They went out in the first round in 1990, 1998 and 2006, and advanced in 1994, 2002 and this year.

Ghana: Ghana eliminated the U.S. four years ago in the final game of the opening round and qualified for the round of 16, where it lost to Brazil.

Notable Fact: The United States has never won a World Cup game in which it trailed. It rallied for draws with England and Slovenia in the first round.

The Associated Press


