SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Gwangju FC have dropped their opening match of the knockout stage at the top Asian club football tournament, digging themselves a hole ahead of a return leg at home next week. Gwangju lost to the Japanese side Vissel Kobe 2-0 in the first leg of the round of 16 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Presidents of the international and Asian football governing bodies congratulated the South Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu on his recent reelection, the sport’s national federation said Friday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean football governing body announced Friday it has submitted a bid to host the top Asian men’s football tournament in 2031. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said it sent its “Expression of Interest” (EoI) to host the 2031 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup to the AFC [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Gwangju FC will be the only South Korean club competing in the knockout stage of the top continental football tournament following a loss by Pohang Steelers on Tuesday. Pohang took a 5-2 loss against Johor Darul Ta’zim of Malaysia at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, in their [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Having bagged a crucial win at home, South Korean champions Ulsan HD FC will now visit Japanese foes Yokohama F. Marinos this week as they chase their first Asian club football title in four years. Ulsan and Yokohama will square off in the second leg of the semifinals of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea took a huge leap in the latest FIFA rankings released Thursday, despite their early elimination from a recent continental competition. South Korea jumped 15 spots to tie for 38th place with Iceland. Coached by Paulo Bento, South Korea fell to Qatar 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the [...]
ABU DHABI, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea crashed out of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in the quarterfinals on Friday with a 1-0 loss to Qatar. Abdelaziz Hatim’s goal in the 78th minute was all Qatar needed to shock South Korea at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, as the [...]