South Korea vs Mexico Rio 2016 Olympics football preview: Team news, TV, prediction and betting odds

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Standard Sport8 August 2016

Tottenham forward Heung-min Son will be hoping to add to his Olympics tally of two goals and help confirm South Korea's passage to the quarter-finals of the Games when they take on Mexico on Wednesday.

Son scored during South Korea's 8-0 demolition of Fiji in their Olympic opener, and was again on hand with a vital goal during the thrilling 3-3 draw against Germany.

South Korea sit top of Group C heading into the final round of fixtures before the knockout stages, and know a result against Mexico will be important given that Germany will likely beat Fiji by a huge margin.

Mexico will certainly be no pushovers having won gold at London 2012, but have to do it the hard way after losing leading striker Oribe Peralta to a broken nose and midfielder Rodolfo Pizarro to a broken leg.

Date, time and venue

South Korea face Mexico at Mane Garrincha Stadium, Brasilia on Wednesday 10 August. Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

Where & when to watch

The match will be broadcast live on the BBC.

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Team news

South Korea squad

Goalkeepers: Sung-yun Gu, Dong-jun Kim

Defenders: Kyu-baek Choi, Hyun-soo Jang, Seung-hyun Jung, Seul-chan Lee, Dong-jin Park, Sang-min Sim

Midfielders: Min-tae Kim, Chang-hoon Kwon, Chan-dong Lee, Chang-min Lee, Chang-jin Moon, Yong-woo Park, Seung-woo Ryu

Forwards: Hee-chan Hwang, Heung-min Son, Hyun-jun Suk

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Mexico squad

Goalkeepers: Manuel Lajud, Alfredo Talavera

Defenders: Jose Abella, Erick Aguirre, Victor Guzman, Cesar Montes, Rodolfo Pizarro, Carlos Salcedo, Jordan Silva, Jorge Torres

Midfielders: Arturo Gonzalez, Erick Gutierrez, Michael Perez

Forwards: Marco Bueno, Carlos Cisneros, Hirving Lozano, Oribe Peralta, Erick Torres

Prediction

Betting odds (via 888 Sport)

South Korea: 21/10

Draw: 23/10

Sweden: 5/4

Son to score: 13/5

Over 2.5 goals: 87/100

Under 2.5 goals: 23/25

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