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 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — For the second consecutive match in South Korea’s World Cup qualifying campaign, rising offensive stars made their presence felt, while also masking the team’s defensive problems Thursday night in Kuwait City. The starting striker Oh Se-hun scored for his second straight match while midfielder Bae Jun-ho scored as a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — With their longtime captain Son Heung-min back from injury, South Korea will chase their fourth consecutive victory in the ongoing World Cup qualification tournament this week against Kuwait. South Korea, world No. 22, will visit 135th-ranked Kuwait at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City at 5 p.m. Thursday [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Son Heung-min returned to the South Korean men’s national football team on Monday for a pair of World Cup qualifying matches scheduled for later this month. Head coach Hong Myung-bo unveiled his 26-man team Monday as South Korea prepare for two away matches in the third round of the [...]
YONGIN, South Korea, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — With the country’s only two Premier Leaguers injured for a key World Cup qualification match Tuesday night, South Korea’s young offensive stars grabbed the opportunity to play additional minutes and ran with it. South Korea got past Iraq 3-2 in their Group B match in the third [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea missing their injured captain Son Heung-min for a key World Cup qualifying match against Jordan in Amman Thursday, one of his closest friends on the national team raised his game a notch. He had support from a couple of youngsters, too. South Korea beat Jordan 2-0 [...]