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Korean football chief apologizes for nat'l team's performance at 2018 World Cup

South Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu on Thursday apologized for the men's national team's performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, saying they need to improve their techniques. South Korea fail...

Jul 5, 2018
Soccer
S. Korea denies reports of contacting Scolari for nat'l football

South Korea's football governing body on Wednesday denied media reports that it had contacted a World Cup-winning coach regarding its national team coaching job. The Korea Football Association said ...

Jul 4, 2018
Soccer
Belgium beats Japan 3-2 to reach World Cup quarterfinals

Jan Vertonghen started Belgium's comeback with a wild, looping header and Nacer Chadli capped it by finishing off a 10-second, end-to-end attack in the final moments. It added up to a 3-2 victory ov...

Jul 3, 2018
Soccer
[Trending] Jo Hyun-woo, Ki Sung-yueng rise as sweetest husbands

World Cup fever may have cooled down in South Korea, but national team hero Jo Hyun-woo and captain Ki Sung-yueng have come under the spotlight with their exceptional love for their family members go...

Jul 2, 2018
Soccer
After World Cup exit, S. Korean football shifts focus to Asian Games

After suffering a group stage exit at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Korea are set to shift their focus to the Asian Games, with all eyes on the possible selection of Son Heung-min. Korea's World Cup squa...

Jul 2, 2018
Soccer
[World Cup] S. Korean goalkeeper hoping for stint in Europe after star turn in Russia

INCHEON -- After enjoying a star turn at the FIFA World Cup in Russia, South Korean goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo is hoping to get calls from some European clubs. When South Korea opened Group F play agai...

Jun 29, 2018
Soccer
[World Cup] Son Heung-min says S. Korea 'won't be drunk with success' after beating Germany

South Korea shocked the football world by defeating Germany 2-0 at the FIFA World Cup in Russia earlier this week, but Son Heung-min, South Korea's star forward, insisted on Friday he and the rest of...

Jun 29, 2018
Soccer
[World Cup] S. Korean World Cup team returns to warm welcome after shock win vs. Germany

INCHEON -- The South Korean World Cup team returned home to a warm welcome on Friday, its two early losses long forgotten after a stunning win over Germany. South Korea shocked the football world by...

Jun 29, 2018
Soccer
[World Cup] Fans cry out ‘Free Son Heung-min’

While Mexican soccer fans are celebrating Mexico’s advancement to the World Cup’s knockout stage, thousands of South Korean fans are more concerned about Son Heung-min’s now inevitable enlistment in ...

Jun 28, 2018
Soccer
[Photo News] Seoul lights up on night of match against Germany

In what became both the first win and the last match for South Korea in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, a number of Korean fans gathered in various venues across the country and lit up the night w...

Jun 28, 2018
Soccer
[World Cup] Mexican soccer fans burst out brotherly love for Korea

Mexico desperately needed South Korea to beat Germany in order to qualify for the next round in the 2018 World Cup. Surprisingly, Mexico got what it wished for. South Korea’s 2-0 victory over German...

Jun 28, 2018
Soccer
Merkel ‘very sad’ over Germany’s World Cup loss to Korea

Chancellor Angela Merkel said that German people are “very sad” over the country’s stunning 2-0 loss to South Korea on Wednesday, as the defending champion got kicked out of the World Cup. Merkel wa...

Jun 28, 2018
Soccer
[Newsmaker] Goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo, ‘Man of the Match’ against Germany

In South Korea’s surprise 2:0 win against Germany in the World Cup match on Wednesday, the most notable player was Korea’s goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo, who was made the Man of the Match by FIFA. Jo save...

Jun 28, 2018
Soccer
[World Cup] S. Korea end Russia 2018 with stunning win, 2 painful losses

KAZAN, Russia -- South Korea's 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign can be summarized with this: one stunning win and two painful losses. In their 10th World Cup, South Korea had to fight with Sweden, Mexic...

Jun 28, 2018
Soccer
[World Cup] Stars rise and fall in S. Korea's Russia 2018 journey

KAZAN, Russia -- South Korea suffered an early exit at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but even in their short time at football's showpiece event, the Taeguk Warriors saw new stars rising. South Korea were...

Jun 28, 2018
Soccer

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