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Fri, October 18, 2019 | 22:58

Korea loses to Ukraine 1-3 in FIFA U-20 World Cup final

South Korea finished in second place at the FIFA U-20 World Cup following a 3-1 loss to Ukraine in the final at Lodz Stadium in Lodz on Saturday. Lee Kang-in converted a penalty in the fifth minute to give South Korea an early lead, but Ukraine scored three unanswered goals for their first title. Vladyslav Supriaha scored twice and Heorhii Tsitaishvili scored a late dagger fo...

2019-06-16 09:30

Korea's women hanging by a World Cup thread

The one negative aspect of South Korea reaching the final of the men's Under-20 World Cup on Tuesday and facing Ukraine on Friday is that the almost certain exit of the senior women from the World Cup in France will not get the attention it should. On Wednesday afternoon in France, Korea lost 2-0 to Nigeria in the second game of Group A. Following a 4-0 defeat at the hands of...

2019-06-13 16:23

Korea falls to Nigeria for 2nd straight loss

South Korea dropped to Nigeria 2-0 for their second straight loss at the FIFA Women's World Cup in France on Wednesday, as their knockout hopes faded further. South Korean defender Kim Do-yeon had an own goal just before the half-hour mark at Stade des Alpes in Grenoble, and the Taeguk Ladies face an uphill climb to reach the round of 16 for the second straight tournament. As...

2019-06-13 10:15

South Korea reach final for 1st time with win over Ecuador

South Korea reached the championship final of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland on Tuesday with a 1-0 victory over Ecuador. Choi Jun's goal in the 39th minute stood as the winner for South Korea at Lublin Stadium in Lublin, as the young Taeguk Warriors are moving on to the final of the premier youth competition for the first time. South Korea will take on Ukraine in the final...

2019-06-12 06:35

Korea improves but still can't beat Iran

Korea improves but still can't beat Iran

Another goal from red-hot striker Hwang Ui-jo gave South Korea a 1-1 tie with Iran in Seoul on Tuesday. It means that fans have to go back to January 2011 for the last victory over the West Asian team but at least this time there was a goal to celebrate.

2019-06-11 22:28

South Korea reach final for 1st time with win over Ecuador

Goal Goal Goal!

Korea's Hwang Ui-jo kicks the ball over Iran's goalkeeper to score the first goal in a friendly match at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, Tuesday. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. Yonhap

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-06-11 22:02

S. Korea looking to bounce back from deflating opening loss

South Korea will try to shake off a rough loss as they take on Nigeria in the second Group A match at the FIFA Women's World Cup this week. The two countries will clash at Stade des Alpes in Grenoble at 3 p.m. Wednesday local time, or 10 p.m. Wednesday in South Korea.

2019-06-10 16:43

A busy week for Korean soccer

It has been a busy couple of days in Korean soccer and for once, the men's senior national team was not at the center of it all. OK, the Taegeuk Warriors defeated Australia 1-0 on Friday, but there were more important games in Europe.

2019-06-09 17:07

Neymar's accuser testifies to Sao Paulo police in rape case

A 26-year-old model who has accused Brazilian soccer star Neymar of raping her in a Paris hotel testified to Sao Paulo police for about six hours Friday, days after giving two television interviews detailing her allegations.

2019-06-08 21:40

Flat Korea edges Australia in Friday friendly

The real star of Friday's friendly game between South Korea's 1-0 win over Australia was not goal scorer Hwang Ui-jo but the fans who at least made the whole event worth watching. This was not a particularly memorable game or performance as the home team looked short of ideas, fluency and creativity.

2019-06-08 00:11

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