SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Rising young stars based in Europe have been called up for South Korea’s two World Cup qualifying matches in October. Head coach Hong Myung-bo unveiled his 26-man squad on Monday for the next pair of matches for South Korea in Group B of the third round in the Asian [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — After notching his first victory in his return as South Korea’s head coach on Tuesday in Muscat, Hong Myung-bo credited his players for making successful second-half adjustments. South Korea netted two second-half goals to defeat Oman 3-1 at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, their first Group B victory in the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea captain Son Heung-min demanded better field conditions at the national team’s main stadium in Seoul, following his team’s 3-1 win over Oman in a World Cup qualifier on what he said was a great pitch in Muscat Tuesday night. Son was involved in all South Korean goals [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul World Cup Stadium has been regarded as the mecca of South Korean football for the past two decades or so, ever since it was built ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan. However, its pitch conditions haven’t matched the stadium’s sterling reputation. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hong Myung-bo, head coach of the South Korean men’s national football team, will look to start his second tenure off on the right foot in a World Cup qualifying match against Palestine on Thursday. Hong, named as the replacement for Jurgen Klinsmann in July, previously coached South Korea for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Premier League-bound teen sensation Yang Min-hyeok was named to the South Korean men’s national team for upcoming World Cup qualifying matches on Monday. Head coach Hong Myung-bo put Yang, the 18-year-old forward for Gangwon FC, on his 26-man squad for two World Cup qualifying matches scheduled for next month. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — With the second round of the World Cup qualification in the books, South Korea will resume their search for the new head coach for the men’s national team. South Korea played their final four matches in the second round of the Asian qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — With a resounding win over Singapore on Thursday night, South Korea have already secured a place in the next phase of the Asian qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Kim Do-hoon, caretaker manager for the national team, insisted Friday the job is not yet done for his boys. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — With yet another caretaker manager in charge, South Korea will look to book an early ticket to the next phase in the ongoing Asian World Cup qualifying campaign when they visit Singapore this week. South Korea will play Singapore at the National Stadium in Singapore on Thursday. The match [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will take seven international rookies to their upcoming pair of World Cup qualifying matches in June. The Korea Football Association (KFA) on Monday released the 23-man squad list for South Korea’s World Cup qualifying contests against Singapore and China next month. South Korea will play their final [...]