Kuwait (4-4-2):
Al-Khaldi; Rashed, Awadh, Fadel, Al-Fadhel; Al-Amer, Al-Sheikh, Al-Misha'an, F. Al-Enezi; Al-Mutwa, Nasser.
Kuwait's Serbian boss Goran Tufegdzic was pleased with 80 minutes of his side's display against UAE, although a sloppy final 10 minutes had him concerned, after they almost let slip a 3-0 lead.
The team's star man, Bader Al-Mutwa, scored a stunning goal against UAE and will lead the attack again alongside Yousef Nasser. Saleh Al Sheikh may come in for a start after making a short cameo against the Emirati side.
South Korea (4-3-2-1):
Jung SR; Cha DR, Lee JS, Hong JH, Hong Chul; Ki SY, Koo JC, Lee YR; Nam TH, Park CY; Ji DW.
Taeguk Warriors coach Cho Kwang-Rae told reporters this week he hadn't really had enough time to prepare his side for the Kuwait clash but said their 6-0 win over Lebanon was a useful practice.
Cho has also indicated he's likely to persist with the same line-up and the same tactics against Kuwait, despite the long journey. Busan I'Park forward Han Sang-Wook could be given an opportunity off the bench, should his side need a goal, while Lee Jae-Seong may get a chance to make his second national team appearance.
DID YOU KNOW?
These two nations last met at this very stadium in the 2006 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, with Korea winning 4-0. The result saw the visitors clinch World Cup qualification.
Kuwait haven't lost on home soil since September last year, when they went down 1-0 in Seoul to Iran in a friendly.
Despite bowing out of the 2011 Asian Cup without a point, Al-Azraq are considered one of the dark horses to do well in qualification, having won the 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations.
The west Asian side have taken on North Korea three times in the past 12 months, drawing with them twice and defeating them once.
Kuwait have reached the World Cup finals once, way back in 1982, when they claimed one point, with a 1-1 draw against Czechoslovakia.
South Korea, on the other hand, have qualified for the past seven World Cup finals.
The Taeguk Warriors were heavily beaten in their last away match, 3-0 to rivals Japan in August.
South Korea were runners-up at the 1980 Asian Cup held in Kuwait.
Korea skipper Park Chu-Young has happy memories at Kuwait City's Peace and Friendship Stadium, having made his second international appearance there and scoring his second international goal there, in the aforementioned 4-0 victory.
Prediction
Kuwait 1-2 South Korea 
