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Match 47 - Korea vs Belgium

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Korea vs Belgium

Group F
Match 47 on June 26 at 5:00 PM Brasilia Time

Korea  0 - 1  Belgium

                        (Vertonghen 78')
Man of the Match: Jan Vertonghen

Match Updates

Lineups

Korea: S G Kim, S Y Yun, Y G Kim, H M Son, Y Lee, J C Koo, K Y Han, S Y Ki, C Y Lee, S W Kim, J H Hong

Belgium: Courtois, Vertonghen, Fellaini, Mirallas, Mertens, Van Buyten, Defour, Lombaerts, Dembele, Januzaj, Vanden Borre

Korea

World Cup Record

30 Matches - W05, D09, L16

Manager

Hong Myung-bo, Korea

Belgium

World Cup Record

38 Matches - W12, D09, L17

Manager

Marc Wilmots, Belgium

Match Facts

Referee: Benjamin Williams, Australia
Head to Head: Korea 0-1-2 Belgium
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Match 32 - Korea vs Algeria

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Korea vs Algeria

Group H
Match 32 on June 22 at 4:00 PM Brasilia Time

Korea 2 - 4 Algeria

                (H M Son 50', J C Koo 72')    (Slimani 26', Halliche 28', Djaboo 38', Brahimi 62')
Man of the Match: Islam Slimani

Match Updates



Lineups

 Korea: S R Jung, S Y Yun, Y G Kim, H M Son, C Y Park, Y Lee, J C Koo (c), K Y Han, S Y Ki, C Y Lee, J H Hong

 Algeria: Mbolhi, Bouguerra (c), Halliche, Mesbah, Feghouli, Brahimi, Medjani, Slimani, Bentaleb, Djabou, Mandi

Korea

World Cup Record

29 Matches - W05, D09, L15

Manager

Hong Myung-bo, Korea

Algeria

World Cup Record

10 Matches - W02, D02, L06

Manager

Vahid Halilhodzic, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Match Facts

Referee: Wilmar Roldan, Colombia
Head to Head: Korea 1-0-0 Algeria
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Match 16 - Russia vs Korea

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Russia vs Korea

Group H
Match 16 on June 17 at 6:00 PM Amazon Time

Russia 1 - 1 Korea

(Kerzhakov 84')   (Keun-Ho 68')
Man of the Match: Son Heung-Min

Match Updates

Fulltime - Its a draw, Korea can think it as a win, what a result for them

01:30: Yellow Card - Ja-Cheol hands the ball, regulation booking
01:30: Denislov had a go, it's blocked
01:30: Samedov cross, Kokorin heads it over again, that's a missed chance
01:29: Kombarov crosses it, Kokorin's header high over the bar
01:24: Substitution - Bo-Kyung comes in for Heung-Min, final one for Korea
01:22: Kombarov provides for Kokorin, blocked
01:14: Goal - Russia equalizes, Kerzhakov puts it at the center of the goal
01:12: Substitution - Both the teams make changes, Seok-Ho for injured Jeong-Ho, Desinov for Glushakov
01:11: Substitution - Kerzhakov replaces Zhirkov for Russia
01:08: Goal - finally a breakthrough, Korea scores. Keun-Ho puts it in
01:01: Jeong-Ho heads it, good save from Afinkeev
00:56: Substitution - Dzagoev comes in for Shatov
00:56: Substitution - Keun-Ho comes in for Korea, replaces Chu-Young
00:49: Yellow Card - Shatov tackles Ja-Cheol and is booked
00:46: Fayzulin's shot on goal from outside, blocked

Halftime

00:34: Ja-Cheol's long shot blocked
00:31: Ignashevich on target, Korean keeper up to it
00:30: Substitution - Samedov is down, Sung-Yeung is cautioned for the tackle
00:27: Eshchenko's long shot, blocked
00:13: Heung-Min takes down Samedov, he's booked for the tackle
00:10: Miss from Korea, Ja-Cheol provides to Heung-Min and he puts it over

Lineups

 Russia: Akinfeev, Ignashevich, Glushakov, Kokorin, Berezutskiy, Shatov, Zhirkov, Samedov, Fayzulin, Eshchenko, Kombarov

 Korea: S R Jung, S Y Yun, Y G Kim, H M Son, C Y Park, Y Lee, J C Koo, K Y Han, S Y Ki, C Y Lee, J H Hong

Russia

World Cup Record

37 Matches - W17, D06, L14

Manager

Fabio Capello, Italy

Korea

World Cup Record

28 Matches - W05, D08, L15

Manager

Hong Myung-bo, Korea

Match Facts

Referee: Nestor Pitana, Argentina
Head to Head: Russia 1-0-0 Korea
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Injury Update - South Korea's Kim and Hong - Defensive Woes

Kris
Defender Kim Jin-su's ongoing ankle problem forced him to drop out of the Korea Republic World Cup Squad. The 21-year-old Kim Jin-su, who plays for Albirex Niigata in J league, had been a regular in the Korean XI since coach Hong Myung-bo took over but suffered an ankle injury during training last week. He couldn't recover from the problem and had to be replaced, according to KFA
Mainz left-back Park Joo-ho will replace Kim in the 23-squad bound to Brazil. Meanwhile Yun Suk-young played as the left-back role in the home friendly against Tunisia, which the visitors won 1-0
The friendly also witnessed the central defender Hong Jeong-ho stretchered out in the 13th minute with a possible ankle injury. Hong, who missed the 2012 Olympics due to a broken leg was forced off after a tackle from Tunisia's forward Issam Jemaa. He's currently being assessed and is expected be back on the squad in time
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Korea World Cup Squad Announced

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South Korea will field one of the youngest squads at Brazil 2014. Head Coach Hong Myung-bo announced a 23-man final roster with an average age of 25, retaining the crux of the Olympic team which won a bronze medal at London, under his reign as under-23 coach

Star player Park Chu-young, amid concerns about his lack of game time after a move to Arsenal, made it along with four more 2010 veterans, Ki Sung-yeung, Kim Bo-kyong, Jung Sung-ryung and Lee Chung-yong

Mainz left-back Park Joo-hoo failed to recover in time and will miss the tourney. The only other notable exlusion is the K-League player Lee Myung-joo, who had an excellent domestic season. Hong kept his promise that there would not be any surprises in the team selection

The team will train at Paju, before playing a home friendly and leave for their world cup base, Miami

Squad

Goalkeepers:
Jung Sung-ryeong (Suwon Bluewings), Kim Seung-gyu (Ulsan Horang-i), Lee Bom-young (Busan I'Park)
Defenders:
Kim Jin-soo (Albirex Niigata), Yun Suk-young (QPR), Kim Young-kwon (Guangzhou Evergrande), Hwang Seok-ho (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Hong Jeong-ho (Augsburg), Kwak Tae-hwi (Al Hilal), Lee Yong (Ulsan Horang-i), Kim Chang-soo (Kashiwa Reysol).
Midfielders:
Ki Seung-yeung (Sunderland), Ha Dae-sung (Beijing Guoan), Han Kook-young (Kashiwa Reysol), Park Jung-woo (Guangzhou R&F), Son Heung-min (Bayer Leverkusen), Kim Bo-kyoung (Cardiff City), Lee Chung-yong (Bolton Wanderers), Ji Dong-won (Augusburg).
Forwards:
Koo Ja-cheol (Mainz), Lee Keun-ho (Sangju Sangmu), Park Chu-young (Arsenal), Kim Shin-wook (Ulsan Horang-i)
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Korea Republic

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Korea Republic - Group H (Belgium, Algeria, Russia)

Korea Republic, or South Korea, is the second weakest in this edition, just ahead of Australia. They were the second Asian team to enter in a World Cup, after Dutch East Indies. They hold an unwanted record of not winning a match in five successive World Cups but they are the only Asian team to reach a World Cup semifinal
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