Date: 12-06-1990
Stage: first round
Place: VERONA
Running time: 94 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: **
Notes: Degryse,Ceulemans,Scifo
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 12 June 1990, 17:00
Renzo Barbera, Palermo
Attendance: 32,021
Meteo: Sunny, 24°C
BELGIUM
Michel Preud’homme
Eric Gerets
Georges Grün
Leo Clijsters
Stephane Demol
Franky Van Der Elst
Marc Degryse
Enzo Scifo
Jan Ceulemans
Marc Wilmots
Luc Nilis
Coach: Guy Thys (BEL)
67′ ↓Luc Nilis ↑Marc Van Der Linden
80′ ↓Marc Degryse ↑Patrick Vervoort
SOUTH KOREA
Kim Hae-Woon
Choi Young-Il
Hwangbo Kwan
Kim Joo-Sung
Lee Tae-Ho
Park Kyung-Hoon
Choi Soon-Ho
Hong Myung-Bo
Huh Jung-Moo
Kang Chul
Kim Pan-Keun
Coach: Lee Hoe-Taik (KOR)
46′ ↓Choi Young-Il ↑Lee Lim-Saeng
Referee: José Roberto Wright (BRA)
Goals:
27′ Marc Degryse BEL
80′ Michel Preud’homme BEL
Match overview
Belgium began their World Cup campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over South Korea in Palermo. Marc Degryse opened the scoring in the first half, and goalkeeper Michel Preud’homme added a rare goal late on. Belgium controlled the match and rarely looked troubled by the Korean side.
Trivia
Michel Preud’homme’s goal was a rare occurrence for a goalkeeper at the World Cup. Belgium’s solid performance set the tone for their group stage, while South Korea continued to search for their first win at a World Cup finals.
