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The South Korean national soccer team, which will compete in the 2026 FIFA North American World Cup, was evaluated as the third-ranked team in Group A. It is behind not only host Mexico, but also the winner of the UEFA PO Pass D, which team may yet come up.
According to the World Cup No. 1 dividend rate of major betting companies such as Sky Bet and Bet365 released by soccer statistics media Squaka on the 27th (Korea time), South Korea received a dividend rate of five times, ranking third in the group after Mexico with 2.10 times and the winner of UEFA PO Pass D with 2.75 times. South Africa had the highest dividend rate of 12 to 13 times. If South Korea wins the top group when it bet 10,000 won, it will get 50,000 won back, but Mexico will get 21,000 won back. The fact that the dividend rate is higher than that of Mexico and UEFA PO Pass D winners also means that the power is considered relatively low.
In the case of Mexico, it is understandable that the dividend rate is set lower in that the host country has a clear advantage and the FIFA ranking is 16th, higher than that of Korea (22nd). However, it can be interpreted that Korea's power is considered that weak as it is behind the winner of the UEFA PO Pass D, which may yet belong to Group A. The UEFA PO will be held in March, and Denmark (21st in FIFA rankings), the Czech Republic (43rd), Ireland (59th), and North Macedonia (66th) are in Pass D. One of these four teams belongs to the same Group A as Korea.
"South Korea is the real dark horse of this World Cup, and no matter what the final group of Group A is, it will be the biggest threat to Mexico," Squaka said. "Son Heung-min (LAFC) is still the mainstay of the team, and impressive players such as Lee Kang-in of Paris Saint-Germain, Kim Min-jae of Bayern Munich, and Hwang Hee-chan of Wolverhampton support him."
It is difficult to predict whether the winner of the UEFA Pass D will be ranked first in Group A. "We don't know which team will come up yet," he said, but added, "Denmark and the Czech Republic are likely to advance, and any team could pose a serious threat to other teams. North Macedonia and Ireland will hope to upset the PO game," he added.
Japan ranked second in Group F after the Netherlands, which is 4.5 times, 1.73 times. Japan was also in the same group as the winner of the UEFA PO pass B, which will be contested by Ukraine, Sweden, Poland and Albania, with Japan ranking higher than the winner of the UEFA PO pass B (5.5 times).
In addition, Qatar in Group B and Australia in Group D were evaluated as the lowest power in the group, while Iran in Group G and Saudi Arabia in Group H were evaluated as the third-largest power in the group.
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