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S. Korea to Announce 2018 World Cup Squad on May 14

SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will unveil their roster for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on May 14, the national football governing body said Monday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said South Korea men’s national football team head coach Shin Tae-yong will announce his roster for the 2018 World Cup at a multipurpose hall at Seoul City Hall starting at 10 a.m. on May 14. For the 2014 World Cup, South Korea announced their 23-man squad at the [...]

S. Korea Fall Two Spots in April FIFA Rankings

SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea fell two spots to No. 61 in the latest FIFA rankings, released on Thursday. South Korea have dropped out of the top 60 for the first time in 2018. The Taeguk Warriors were 59th in January, 58th in February and back to 59th in March. They have [...]

S. Korea Fails to Produce Football Referees for FIFA World Cup

SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will not have its football referees at the 2018 FIFA World Cup after the country’s match officials failed to earn selection from the world football governing body. FIFA announced Friday (Korean time) that its referees committee has selected 36 referees and 63 assistant referees from 46 different [...]

S. Korea Ranks 8th in GDP among 32 2018 FIFA World Cup Participants

SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea ranks eighth in terms of gross domestic product among the 32 countries which qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, government data showed Thursday. South Korea, whose FIFA ranking is 59th, had a GDP of US$1.41 trillion last year, according to the data by Statistics [...]

South Korea Confirms Football Friendly with Morocco

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s football governing body confirmed Friday that the men’s national team will play Morocco in an international friendly next month. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said South Korea will take on Morocco at Tissot Arena in Biel, Switzerland, on Oct. 10. It will be South Korea’s second friendly [...]

Guus Hiddink Likely to Meet S. Korea Football Coach in Russia Next Month

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Guus Hiddink, who recently pledged his support for South Korea at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, is expected to meet current national football team boss Shin Tae-yong next month in Russia, an official with the Korea Football Association (KFA) said Friday, amid speculation of the Dutchman returning to a [...]