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South Korea
- South Korea 2-0 Greece
Saturday, 12 June Match report - Argentina 4-1 South Korea
Thursday, 17 June Match report - Nigeria 2-2 South Korea
Tuesday, 22 June Match report - Uruguay 2-1 South Korea
Saturday, 26 June Match report
Latest stories
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South Korea coach Huh steps down -
Celtic hold Du-Ri signing talks - Coach Huh praises 'true Koreans'
- South Korea relish last 16 place
- Maradona revelling in 'easy' job
- South Koreans rue missed chances
- Preparation key for South Korea
- Tuesday's World Cup 2010 round-up
- South Korea name World Cup squad
- Monday's World Cup 2010 round-up
Latest audio and video
Highlights - Uruguay 2-1 South Korea 
Suarez stunner ends South Korean hopes 
South Korea hit back through Lee Chung-Yong 
Suarez punishes sloppy South Korea 
Extended highlights - Nigeria 2-2 South Korea 
Highlights - South Korea 2-2 Nigeria Blogs
Photo galleries
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 4 Total South Korea | 30|26 Total South Korea |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 6 Total South Korea | 2 Total South Korea |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 52|56 Total South Korea | 6|0 Total South Korea |
Team profile
For the first time since 1998, South Korea go into a World Cup without a high-profile foreign boss at the helm. Huh Jung Moo, who only got the nod after Gerard Houllier and Mick McCarthy turned the job down, will hope to fare better than Cha Bum Kun, who was sacked midway through France '98 after a 5-0 thrashing from the Netherlands.
Guus Hiddink led Korea to the semi-finals on home turf in 2002 but that is the only time they have gone beyond the group stages. They went Dutch again in 2006, but Dick Advocaat's side were eliminated by Switzerland after holding France and beating Togo. Advocaat later bemoaned an injury to Manchester United's Park Ji-Sung which left the key midfielder short of fitness in Germany. Korean fans will hope history does not repeat itself this year, with star striker Park Chu Young missing the end of the French season due to a thigh problem.
Squad List
| NO | POS | PLAYER | CLUB | AGE | CAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Lee Woon Jae | Suwon Bluewings | 37 | 131 |
| 2 | DF | Oh Beom Seok | Ulsan Horang-I | 25 | 39 |
| 3 | DF | Kim Hyung Il | Pohang Steelers | 26 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Cho Yong Hyung | Jeju United | 26 | 35 |
| 5 | MF | Kim Nam Il | FC Tom Tomsk | 33 | 95 |
| 6 | MF | Kim Bo Kyung | Oita Trinita | 20 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | Park Ji Sung | Man Utd | 29 | 91 |
| 8 | MF | Kim Jung Woo | Gwangju Sangmu | 28 | 60 |
| 9 | FW | Ahn Jung Hwan | Dalian Haichang | 34 | 69 |
| 10 | FW | Park Chu Young | Monaco | 24 | 44 |
| 11 | FW | Lee Seung Yeoul | FC Seoul | 21 | 9 |
| 12 | DF | Lee Young Pyo | Al Hilal | 33 | 118 |
| 13 | MF | Kim Jae Sung | Pohang Steelers | 26 | 10 |
| 14 | DF | Lee Jung Soo | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 28 |
| 15 | DF | Kim Dong Jin | Ulsan Horang-I | 28 | 61 |
| 16 | MF | Ki Sung Yueng | Celtic | 21 | 25 |
| 17 | MF | Lee Chung Yong | Bolton | 21 | 30 |
| 18 | GK | Jung Sung Ryong | Seongnam Chunma | 25 | 19 |
| 19 | FW | Yeom Ki Hun | Suwon Bluewings | 27 | 38 |
| 20 | FW | Lee Dong Gook | Jeonbuk Motors | 31 | 85 |
| 21 | GK | Kim Young Kwang | Ulsan Horang-I | 27 | 14 |
| 22 | DF | Cha Du Ri | SC Freiburg | 29 | 28 |
| 23 | DF | Kang Min Soo | Suwon Bluewings | 24 | 31 |
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| Group A Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Group B Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group C Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| England | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Algeria | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group D Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Group E Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Group F Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Group G Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Portugal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
| Group H Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Chile | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Honduras | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
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