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Stats from South Korea’s six previous World Cups

By: Laura-Claire | June 29th, 2009 | No Comments »

With the Republic of Korea qualifying for its seventh-straight World Cup and ready to head to South Africa in less than a year, it’s time to review the past six World Cups.

How’d the team do??

Besides Korea’s unexpected fantastic fourth-place finish in front of the home-country crowd in 2002, it’s had a string of first-round exits, starting in 1986 in Mexico.

Year Round Host country Games played
1986 Round 1 Mexico 2
1990 Round 1 Italy 3
1994 Round 1 United States 3
1998 Round 1 France 3
2002 4th place South Korea/Japan 7
2006 Round 1 Germany 3

Korea first played in the World Cup in the 1954 competition held in Switzerland just one year after the completion of the Korean War. Like the majority of Korea’s appearances, they were knocked out in the first round (including playing in a game where they were decimated 9-0 by Hungary).

It was a 32-year drought until the team qualified again, including its non-qualification in the 1966 World Cup in England (South Korea withdrew because the qualifying tournament was moved to Cambodia from Japan). That was the last time North Korea qualified for the World Cup.

A quick history of North Korea’s World Cup appearances coming soon…


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The South dashes Iran’s cup hopes; The North qualifies for first time since 1966

By: Laura-Claire | June 19th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

The Republic of Korea ended its World Cup Qualifying matches all even, drawing 1-1 with Iran on June 17 in Seoul.
Korea already qualified for the 2010 World Cup on June 6, but the draw dashed Iran’s hopes of making it to the tournament.
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A scoreless draw, despite close calls

By: Laura-Claire | June 10th, 2009 | No Comments »

The Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia fought to a scoreless draw Wednesday night at World Cup Stadium in Seoul, despite Korea’s several close-call goals in the second half.
Both at 54 minutes in and just minutes before the end of the second half, Korea nearly scored, missing the goal just inches both times. The closest chance came from Park Chu Young, ... [read]


Korea vs. Saudia Arabia: Does it really matter for Korea?

By: Laura-Claire | June 9th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

With two heavily anticipated World Cup Qualifying matches within the next week, you’d think the Korean Republic soccer team would be full of nerves.
That’s not the case, however, for the Red Devils as the team qualified for its seventh-straight World Cup on June 6, beating the United Arab Emirates 2-0 in Dubai.
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World Cup Stadium — a first-timer’s outside look

By: Laura-Claire | April 19th, 2009 | No Comments »

Standing in front of a stadium where World Cup games were once played for the first time makes it difficult for one not to smile.
On April 18, as FC Seoul fans decked in black and red prepared for their team’s afternoon match with Daegu, it was impossible to ignore the majestic stadium where their team played.
World Cup Stadium in western ... [read]


Oh, Cho. Why’d you have to go (get hurt)?

By: Laura-Claire | April 13th, 2009 | No Comments »

Cho Won-hee, a South Korean midfielder, is sidelined for six to eight weeks after enduring a calf injury, it was announced this past weekend.
Cho’s absence from the rest of the three crucial World Cup Qualifying matches in June deals a round of back luck for the South Korean team, which currently stands ... [read]


A poisonous affair?

By: Laura-Claire | April 6th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Just a quick note, as there will be more from the Seoul area in the upcoming days.
For now, though, looks like the football tension between the North and South hasn’t eased since last week’s game, in which the Red Devils from the South beat their rivals 1-0 in the match’s final minutes.
North Korea’s head football coach, Kim Jong Hun, made ... [read]


South Korea: Back on top

By: Laura-Claire | April 1st, 2009 | No Comments »

For those football fans who were tired of watching North Korea and South Korea play to a draw, last night’s game brought back some excitement.
The Red Devils of the South beat their arch-rivals 1-0 at Seoul World Cup Stadium. With the victory, South Korea pulls ahead of the North in Asia’s Group B in World Cup qualifying.
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Tensions run high leading to April 1 match

By: Laura-Claire | March 29th, 2009 | No Comments »

World Cup qualifying started up again March 26. However, one of the biggest matches won’t be played until Wednesday, April 1, when the Red Devils of South Korea play host to North Korea in Seoul.
The first game between these two teams was supposed to be played in Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital. However, the host country wasn’t feeling so generous and ... [read]


After baseball loss, focus shifts back to football

By: Laura-Claire | March 27th, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Last week, South Korea suffered a devastating loss.
In front of more than 54,000 fans, the team lost 5-3 to bitter rival Japan in Los Angeles, more than 5,400 miles from the comforts of home, according to the New York Times.
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