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S. Korean football coach laments wasting chances vs. Northern Ireland

South Korean football coach Shin Tae-yong lamented his side's 2-1 defeat to Northern Ireland in international friendly on Saturday, saying their failure to convert chances prompted the result. Shin'...

Mar 25, 2018
Soccer
S. Korea fall 2-1 to Northern Ireland in football friendly

South Korea lost 2-1 to Northern Ireland in international friendly football match here on Saturday. Northern Ireland's second half substitute Paul Smyth scored the late winner at Windsor Park in Bel...

Mar 25, 2018
Soccer
Korean football coach mulls over options for Son Heung-min

DUBLIN -- South Korean men's national football team head coach Shin Tae-yong said Thursday he is still mulling over his options for Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min in the upcoming friendly m...

Mar 23, 2018
Soccer
Korea unveils new kit for 2018 FIFA World Cup

South Korea unveiled Thursday their 2018 FIFA World Cup kit for the tourney in Russia. South Korea's World Cup kit is inspired by the national flag Taegeukgi and "hallyu," which refers to the Korean...

Mar 22, 2018
Soccer
Korean forward vows to utilize European experience for nat'l football team

DUBLIN -- Red Bull Salzburg's South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan said Tuesday in Dublin that he will try to utilize his experience with the Austrian club to help the men's national football team at ...

Mar 21, 2018
Soccer
Korea nat'l football team set to train with full squad for European friendlies

South Korea's national football team is set to train with a full squad in Dublin for European friendly matches later this month, as overseas-based players joined the team for their international duty...

Mar 20, 2018
Soccer
Korea football coach to use Son in two-striker system with various attacking options open

INCHEON -- South Korea football coach Shin Tae-yong said Monday he plans to use in-form Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min in a two striker system but will try to have various attacking options...

Mar 19, 2018
Soccer
Coach Shin defends picking 5 defenders from one club for pre-World Cup matches

When South Korea play their two pre-World Cup football friendlies later this month, chances are the entire defensive corps will be made up of players from the same club in at least one of the two mat...

Mar 12, 2018
Soccer
Tottenham star Son Heung-min leads Korean roster for pre-World Cup friendlies

Red-hot Tottenham forward Son Heung-min will lead South Korea at two pre-World Cup friendly matches set for later this month in Europe. Son was among 23 players named to head coach Shin Tae-yong's s...

Mar 12, 2018
Soccer
Tottenham's Son Heung-min scores 16th goal of season in Champions League action

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean attacker Son Heung-min has scored his 16th goal of the season at the top European club football tournament, though his English club fell to the Italian opponents. So...

Mar 8, 2018
Soccer
Korea football coach says reaching World Cup knockout stage is possible

INCHEON -- South Korea men's national football team head coach Shin Tae-yong said Tuesday he believes there is a possibility that his side can reach the round of 16 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Shin ...

Mar 6, 2018
Soccer
Ex-star footballer awaits coaching debut with 2nd division club

Ko Jong-soo, new head coach for the South Korean second division football club Daejeon Citizen, said Tuesday he is ready to transform the club by boosting the confidence of his players. Ko, 39, was ...

Feb 27, 2018
Soccer
S. Korea blank Latvia in football friendly

South Korea blanked Latvia 1-0 in a friendly football match in Turkey on Saturday, wrapping up their pre-World Cup camp with two wins and a draw. Forward Kim Shin-wook scored the eventual winner in ...

Feb 4, 2018
Soccer
South Korea beat Moldova 1-0 in football friendly

The South Korean men's national football team opened the new year with a victory over Moldova on Saturday. South Korea, 59th in the latest FIFA rankings, collected a 1-0 win against world No. 166 Mo...

Jan 28, 2018
Soccer
S. Korea start 2018 at No. 59 in FIFA world football rankings

South Korea started the new year as the world's 59th placed football team in the FIFA rankings. According to the January men's rankings table released by FIFA on Thursday, South Korea moved up one s...

Jan 18, 2018
Soccer

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