November 28, 2022 World Cup news and highlights

By Aditi Sangal, Amy Woodyatt, Patrick Sung, Alasdair Howorth and Mike Hayes, CNN

Updated 5:01 p.m. ET, November 28, 2022
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8:43 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

GOAL! Ghana makes it 2-0!

Ghana's Mohammed Kudus celebrates scoring his team's second goal against South Korea on Monday.
Ghana's Mohammed Kudus celebrates scoring his team's second goal against South Korea on Monday. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images)

Ghana has doubled its lead! South Korea is struggling to cope with Ghana's aerial threat and it is another Jordan Ayew cross, this time met by Mohammed Kudus that puts the Black Stars firmly in control of the game.

After a bright start, South Korea has seriously faded and Ghana is completely on top.

8:30 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

GOAL! Ghana takes a 1-0 lead!

Mohammed Salisu scores off the free kick from Jordan Ayew.
Mohammed Salisu scores off the free kick from Jordan Ayew. (David Ramos/FIFA/Getty Images)

Against the run of play, Ghana has taken the lead!

They've hardly been able to get out of their own half so far, but it is the Ghanaians that take the lead. Jordan Ayew's free kick is whipped in and isn't cleared before Mohammed Salisu turns the ball in from six yards.

8:00 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

South Korea vs Ghana kicks off!

We're underway at the Education City Stadium. Ghana and South Korea are desperate for points after disappointing results in their opening games.

That pressure earlier brought us a thrilling 6-goal draw between Cameroon and Serbia, are we in for the same again here?

Let's find out!

8:00 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

What can we expect from South Korea vs Ghana?

From CNN's Matias Grez

Son Heung-min walks out for the warm up prior match between South Korea and Ghana at Education City Stadium on November 28.
Son Heung-min walks out for the warm up prior match between South Korea and Ghana at Education City Stadium on November 28. (Shaun Botterill/FIFA/Getty Images)

Portugal and Uruguay might be the main fixture for the day, but Group H’s other match pits Ghana against South Korea, with both teams desperate for a win to kickstart their World Cup campaigns. In hindsight, the Koreans will perhaps be regretting showing Uruguay too much respect in their opening game, sitting back for too long in a game that was there to be won.

Star man Son Heung-min showed glimpses of his quality, but looked slightly off the pace on his return from injury, donning a protective mask to shield his fractured eye socket.

In Ghana, Korea knows it faces a team with an abundance of quality in the final third, as the match against Portugal proved. Iñaki Williams and Mohammed Kudus have the individual ability to trouble any defense, while Premier League pair Mohammed Salisu and Daniel Amartey form a solid defensive base.

Both teams will feel as though the three points are there for the taking, with a draw not a particularly favorable result for either side.

7:27 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

These are the South Korea and Ghana squads ahead of their match

South Korea

Manager: Paulo Bento

Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu, Jo Hyeon-woo, Song Bum-keun

Defenders: Kim Min-jae, Kim Jin-su, Hong Chul, Kim Moon-hwan, Yoon Jong-gyu, Kim Young-gwon, Kim Tae-hwan, Kwon Kyung-won, Cho Yu-min

Midfielders: Jung Woo-young, Na Sang-ho, Paik Seung-ho, Son Jun-ho, Song Min-kyu, Kwon Chang-hoon, Son Heung-min, Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), Hwang Hee-chan, Hwang In-beom, Jeong Woo-yeong, Lee Kang-in

Forwards: Hwang Ui-jo, Cho Gue-sung

Starting XI: Kim S, Kim MH, Kim MJ, Kim YG, Kim JS, Hwang IB, Jung, Kwon CH, Jeong, Son, Cho

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Ghana

Manager: Otto Addo

Goalkeepers: Manaf Nurudeen, Danlad Ibrahim, Lawrence Ati Zigi

Defenders: Denis Odoi, Tariq Lamptey, Alidu Seidu, Daniel Amartey, Joseph Aidoo, Alexander Djiku, Mohammed Salisu, Abdul-Rahman Baba, Gideon Mensah

Midfielders: Andre Ayew, Thomas Partey, Elisha Owusu, Salis Abdul Samed, Mohammed Kudus, Daniel Kofi Kyereh 

Forwards: Daniel Barnieh Afriyie, Kamal Sowah, Issahaku Abdul Fatawu, Osman Bukari, Inaki Williams, Antoine Semenyo, Jordan Ayew, Kamaldeen Sulemana

Starting XI: Ati Zigi, Lamptey, Amartey, Salisu, Mensah, Abdul Samed, Partey, Kudus, J Ayew, A Ayew, Williams

7:20 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

Full-time! What a game we've witnessed between Cameroon and Serbia!

Serbia's Aleksandar Mitrovic hugging Cameroon's Gael Ondoua at the end of a World Cup classic.
Serbia's Aleksandar Mitrovic hugging Cameroon's Gael Ondoua at the end of a World Cup classic. (Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)

Wow, what a World Cup classic we've just watched! Cameroon and Serbia came into the match needing to win to raise their chances of making it to the knockout stage and it just gifted us a match which is set to be replayed for years to come.

Cameroon took an early lead before Serbia scored two late goals in first-half injury time to go up 2-1 into the break. Serbia then took a 3-1 lead through Fulham forward Aleksandar Mitrovic in the 53rd minute before the Indomitable Lions clawed back to score two in three minutes to level the match at 3-3.

Both teams fought for the full three points in the last 30 minutes, but it wasn't to be. While neither set of fans will probably be content with the result, the neutrals will remember this one for a while.

6:47 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast star Didier Drogba with the eerie prediction for this second half

Who could have predicted Cameroon's impressive second-half comeback? None other than former Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba, who tweeted: "45 min to reverse the score, let the magic happen!!!!!!"

Let's see if the Indomitable Lions can carry on like this and claw back a victory.

6:33 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

GOAL! Cameroon equalizes!!!

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scores on the counter to equalize.
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scores on the counter to equalize. (Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Wow! Vincent Aboubakar goes down the right and provides a perfect pass to Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting on the left, who finishes past Vanja Milinkovic-Savic to equalize!

What. A. Game!!!

6:31 a.m. ET, November 28, 2022

GOAL! Cameroon fight back, make it 3-2

Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar gets the goal after the video assistant referee (VAR) checks and gives it!

3-2! Game back on!