Not long now: Referee Anthony Taylor and his assistants lead out the teams, who line up either side of the match officials for the national anthems. Kick-off is just five minutes and the last of the pre-match formalities away.

Those teams: Kim Min-jae starts for South Korea despite concerns about his fitness, meaning Paulo Bento’s back five of Kim, Kim, Kim, Kim and Kim remains intact. The Portuguese manager does make three changes further up the field, with Lee Jae-sing, Na Sang-ho and Hwan Ui-jo making way for Cho Gue-sung, Kwon Chang-hoon and Jeong Woo-keong.

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