SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea failed to sell out their World Cup qualifying match in Seoul on Thursday, the first time since October last year that the Taegeuk Warriors did not play in front of a full house at home. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said about 4,000 tickets had been left [...]
INCHEON, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — As he begins his second tour of duty as head coach of the South Korean men’s national football team, Hong Myung-bo asked for support from disgruntled fans Monday. Hong traveled to Europe on Monday to interview candidates for assistant coaching positions on his backroom staff. He’s scheduled to make stops in [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Hong Myung-bo, the newly named head coach of the South Korean men’s national football team, is the ideal fit for the job given his tactical philosophy and leadership skills, the sport’s top technical official said Monday. Lee Lim-saeng, technical director for the Korea Football Association (KFA), detailed the reasons [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – In a brief meeting with reporters Friday, Korea Football Association (KFA) President Chung Mong-gyu fielded questions about the lingering coaching vacancy at the men’s senior national team. The KFA had been under fire for its inability to find a replacement for Jurgen Klinsmann after firing the German coach on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea may travel to Europe for men’s football friendlies during an international match window in November, a national team official said Saturday. Because of travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, the South Korean men’s national football team hasn’t played an official match in 2020. An official with the [...]
HANOI, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Hang-seo, the South Korean head coach of the Vietnamese men’s national football team, has received a state badge of honor for his accomplishments in his adopted home. The Vietnamese government bestowed the second class Order of Labor upon Park at a ceremony at the Vietnam Football Federation headquarters [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Ji-hyun and her friends knew they were among the lucky ones when they bought tickets for South Korea’s friendly football match against Uruguay. “We had to wait until refunded tickets were on sale,” said Park, who visited Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul on Friday with her two [...]
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 [...]