SOUTH KOREA OUSTED
2002 Semifinalists fail to advance
Needing just a draw to advance to the knockout rounds, Switzerland instead picked up a victory against 2002 semifinalists South Korea on Thursday, beating the Asian side 2-0 and knocking them out of the World Cup.
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SOUTH KOREA OUSTED
2002 Semifinalists fail to advance
Needing just a draw to advance to the knockout rounds, Switzerland instead picked up a victory against 2002 semifinalists South Korea on Thursday, beating the Asian side 2-0 and knocking them out of the World Cup.
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SINGING LES BLEUS
Koreans tie France 1-1
LEIPZIG, GERMANY---France ended the World Cup scoring drought, but still only came away with a 1-1 tie against South Korea on Sunday. Complete
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COMEBACK KIDS
Korea’s 2nd-half rally turns into 2-1 win
Korea overcame a one-goal halftime deficit by striking for a pair of second-half goals during an 18-minute span to earn a 2-1 victory over Togo in a World Cup Group G match Wednesday. Korea, which had never won a World Cup game outside of its own country, connected in the 54th minute and 72nd minutes, with Chun Soo Lee and Jung Hwan Ahn providing the goals. Complete
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ADVOCAAT NAMES SOUTH KOREA ROSTER
Balance is the Key
South Korea coach Dick Advocaat will rely on an opportunistic attack orchestrated by Park Ji-Sung, who has grown considerably as a midfielder since joining Manchester United in England. Complete
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06/13
Togo 2-1 W
06/18
France 1-1 T
06/23
Switzerland 0-2 L
08/07
Cameroon 1-1 T
08/10
Italy 0-3 L
08/13
Honduras 1-0 W
06/12
Greece 2-0 W
06/17
Argentina 1-4 L
06/22
Nigeria 2-2 T
06/26
Uruguay 1-2 L
Population:
49,000,000
World
Cup Group: G
Colors:
Red shirts, red shorts, red socks
Head Coach: Dick Advocaat
World
Cup Appeaances: Seventh. 0-10-4, 11 goals
for, 43 against. 1954 (first round), 1986
(first round), 1990 (first round), 1994 (first
round), 1998 (first round), 2002 (fourth place).
