Nickname(s) Taeguk Warriors, Tigers, Red Devils
Association Korea Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Vacant
Asst coach Afshin Ghotbi
Hong Myung-Bo
Captain Lee Woon-Jae
Most caps Hong Myung-Bo (135)
Top scorer Cha Bum-Kun (55)
FIFA code KOR
FIFA ranking 58
Highest FIFA ranking 17 (December 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking 62 (February 1996)
Elo ranking 48
Highest Elo ranking 15 (Sep 1980, Jun 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking 80 (August 1967)

　
First kit

　
Second kit

First international
South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico
(London, England; August 2, 1948)
Biggest win
South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal
(Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea
(London, England; August 5, 1948)
World Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1954)
Best result Fourth place, 2002
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances 11 (First in 1956)
Best result Winners, 1956 and 1960
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2001)
Best result 1st round, 2001

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The death toll from two car bombs in Baghdad that targeted Iraqis celebrating the national team’s win in the Asian Cup semifinal on Wednesday has reached 50, police said.

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They said 135 people had been wounded in the two blasts.

A very harsh backlash. So much is going on in the midle east even Korea is in the limelight.

I didn’t see the game myself since I’m visiting my parents in Canada and am so out of the loop. I did see some cool key blanks that were covered in a soccer ball theme. I might pick some up.

I heard about the game over at Dave’s esl. i can’t remember my login and ID for his forum but I might be able to find it.

Anyway Mom thinks she has figured out the VCR so she’ll tape it while I’m gone.
If you have no idea about Halifax check these pics out:

anyway I had better get on the road.

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some blogs I subscribe to:

Neil Gaiman and Andrew Dabb.

Neil is promoting Stardust and Andrew is pitching an adaption of a French Comic. Me? I’m thinking about joining the Mounties. Well at least for their “Codiac Regional RCMP Soccer Challange this Friday.

Good thing the Chilean u-20 weren’t in a match over there.

Toronto police to blame

Myself, I watched the match on TV and thought the Argentinians fell down an awful lot. I guess though the ref was consistent in calling a foul for almost every physical challenge and Chile were unlucky they weren’t more given to Argentina. reading the ref must be part of the game.

With that aside what is going on now is insane. quotes like

Chilean officials pointed the finger squarely at Toronto police Friday after a bloody post-match brawl

First of all I am Canadian and the behavior of the police is almost always what I expect. In Canada if you break a law it is enforced. Like if you are drinking in Public the police will arrest you. If you don’t listen to the police they will arrest you. Laws are very strict and enforcement is to protect the citizens of Canada. I can’t see how the Toronto police would start a fight with the Chilean team.

the police of Toronto did not act as our police is used to acting with people that are just playing a football game,” said Harold Mayne-Nicholls.

Again the Police were not breaking up a football game. The team was walking to their bus after the game and started to head towards a group of angry fans. hundreds of angry fans. the team should have done what the police requested and just got on their bus and left. they are all foreigners in Canada and have to obey peace officers or be arrested or deported. Having the Chilean squad fight hundreds of “angry fans” would have been a much worse black spot.

Chile’s president denounced police reaction during the melee as “unjustified use of force”

I disagree 100% with the president. Perhaps he would have been talking out of the other side of his face if his country’s team were allowed to confront the “hundreds” or fans and a riot ensued.

If you haven’t heard of the story this seems to be the major complaint.

The melee, prompted officers to use a Taser and pepper spray, as players on the bus began throwing things at police through the windows and tried to grab officers from inside the damaged bus,

I really felt the 2 red cards and all the free kicks made the match a joke but once off the pitch players have to follow the rules set by the society they are in. The police don’t give yellow cards.

Anyway I’m going to forget about the incident for a while and go browse the discussions at active.com

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K.L. LANDRY
Professor, Dankook University
Human Resources Development Institute

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