Uruguay vs Korea Odds: World Cup Picks and Soccer Lines

The round of 16 is finally here and the first game on the schedule for Saturday is Uruguay vs Korea Republic at 10:00am EST (16:00) which can be seen on ESPN followed by USA vs Ghana at 2:30pm EST (20:30). World Cup picks at online bookmakers have Uruguay -130 money line favorites vs Korea +350 with a draw returning +230. Uruguay -½ goal (-115) are also point-spread favorites vs the Korea Republic +½ goal (-105) while the over/under soccer lines total is sitting at 2 UNDER (-115). La Celeste earned their spot in the round of 16 with a 0-0 draw vs France, 3-0 victory over South Africa and a hard fought 1-0 win over Mexico to win Group A while the Taeguk Warriors embarrassed Greece 2-0, lost to Argentina 1-4 and drew with Nigeria 2-2 to reach the second stage as the Group B runner-up.

Saturday's match will be the fifth meeting between the two teams with Uruguay winning the previous four and netting seven goals in the process. Uruguay has not allowed one goal in the 2010 finals which is shown by the swarming amount of defenders every time the ball is inside the box. “I’ve not had that much work to do to be honest and the main reason for that is the hard work my team-mates have put in," said goalkeeper Fernando Muslera this week. The defense will be put to test with a very precise Korean offense that likes to strike and strike often. The winner of Saturday's game will face either the winner of the USA vs Ghana match in quarter-final soccer lines.

This is the first time in the Korean Republic's history that they will step on the pitch to play in a second stage match on foreign soil in the World Cup. A win would certain send the Asian nation into a soccer frenzy as over 500,000 stayed up until 3:30am watching the final game vs Nigeria but Park Ji-Sung doesn't want to over simplify things. "We're just thinking about the next game, we don't want to think about the game after that," said Ji-Sung on Thursday. "Our goal was the last 16, so now we just focus on every single game coming up and treat it as the final." Bet Korea Republic +350 as underdogs in FIFA World Cup picks vs Uruguay