On Thursday Uruguay defender Diego Godin and midfielder Federico Valverde each hit the woodwork because the South Americans were control to a 0-0 draw by South Korea in their opening World Cup Group H game.
Wearing a black mask to safeguard a facial fracture, Son Heung-min started for the South Koreans, nonetheless it absolutely was team mate Hwang Ui-jo came nearest to breaking the dead end, however he scooped his shot over the bar with the goal at his mercy.
The best probability of a rhythmic half fell to Uruguay captain Godin, whose glancing header from a corner hit the foot of the left-hand post simply before the break.
Valverde dismissed a stinging shot within the final minute of period that hit the highest of the post because the 2 sides battled to a stalemate ahead of a crowd of 49,663, with group rivals Portuguese set to fulfill Ghana later within the evening.
