Relaxed South Korea coach expects ‘different’ Son against Ghana

South Korea coach Paulo Bento said the team would see a "different" Son Heung-min against Ghana on Monday after the forward got used to his face mask during their opening World Cup match.

Son wore the mask during his side's 0-0 draw against Uruguay in Group H following surgery to repair a fracture around his left eye he suffered earlier this month while playing for Tottenham.

Portuguese boss Bento said he was not worried about his team's lack of a cutting edge in the first match ahead of their second game in Qatar.

"It's completely normal to face some challenges during the first game," he said on Sunday.

"As far as Son is concerned, he was recently injured and he was also adapting, trying to feel comfortable with the face mask.

"First he needed to feel at ease with his teammates and afterwards with the opponents. The second game will be different."

Bento said he did not feel under strain ahead of Monday's match.

"I feel no pressure whatsoever and I would love our players to feel the way I do but I know they come from a different culture," said the Portuguese.

Meanwhile, Ghana coach Otto Addo reasserted his claim that his side had been unlucky to lose to Portugal but also apologised for his post-match criticism of the refereeing. He said he had not faced any sanction from FIFA for the outburst.

"Maybe in the public's eye we lost but for us we learnt," Addo added of the 3-2 defeat by the Portuguese. "We have a lot of respect for South Korea, but we know we can compete with them."