SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea maintained a three-point lead in their group in the Asian World Cup qualifiers thanks to an unexpected result in the wee hours of Wednesday. South Korea, world No. 23, only eked out a 1-1 draw against 64th-ranked Jordan on Tuesday at home in their latest Group B [...]
SUWON, South Korea, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea were held by Jordan 1-1 at home Tuesday for their second consecutive draw in the ongoing World Cup qualification round, failing to step toward an early berth in the big tournament after squandering a first-half lead. Lee Jae-sung had the match’s first goal for South [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In a matter of days, South Korea went from feeling hopeful they could grab an early World Cup berth to standing on the precipice of losing the top spot in their qualification group. Such is the life of a depleted team without several injured players, including their most creative [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s lead in their group in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers now stands at three points with three matches left in the ongoing round. South Korea stayed atop the Group B tables with 15 points after getting held to a 1-1 draw by Oman at home Thursday in [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will try to inch closer to a spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup this week without their best defender. South Korea will face Oman at 8 p.m. Thursday at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, some 20 kilometers northwest of Seoul, in the third round of the Asian [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — FC Seoul defender Kim Ju-sung was picked Monday to replace injured Bayern Munich center back Kim Min-jae for South Korea’s two upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. The Korea Football Association (KFA) made the announcement two days after cutting Kim Min-jae from the 28-man squad due to left Achilles [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with athletes from the national women’s football team and praised their recent victory in the Under-17 Women’s World Cup, state media reported Friday. In the meeting held the previous day, Kim praised them for “highly promoting” the nation’s honor with the World [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — What has been a roller coaster of a year for the South Korean men’s national team ended Tuesday night in Jordan, where the 22nd-ranked team settled for a 1-1 draw against world No. 100 Palestine in a World Cup qualifying match. It was South Korea’s sixth Group B match [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s lead in their group for the Asian World Cup qualifiers has been cut from five points to three points, following the final set of matches for 2024, held Tuesday night across the Middle East. In the first of three Group B matches Tuesday in the third round [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Son Heung-min resumed his assault on the South Korean football record book as he marked his return to international duty with his 50th career goal in a World Cup qualifier in Kuwait on Thursday. The goal came in a 3-1 victory over Kuwait in the teams’ Group B match [...]