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    Korea can win Group A with win over Mexico, help from others

    ZAPOPAN, Mexico — Korea can become the first team to win their group at this year's FIFA World Cup by beating Mexico this week and getting some help from other teams. Korea and Mexico will go into their Group A showdown Thursday at Estadio Guadalajara in Zapopan, western Mexico, knotted at three points each. Mexico, who beat South Africa 2-0 last week, currently occupy the top spot thanks to their superior goal difference, with Korea in second place after defeating Czechia 2-1 to begin their campaign. For Korea, a combination of their win and a win or a draw by Czechia against South Africa on Thursday will secure them the top seed in Group A, regardless of the outcome from Korea's final group stage match against South Africa next week. In this scenario, Korea will improve to six points and Mexico will remain at three points. Czechia will either grab three points or one point. Even if Korea and Mexico both finish with six points at the conclusion of the group stage, Korea will hold the tiebreak edge over Mexico by virtue of their victory in Thursday's meeting. The head-to-head record be

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Bae's victory

International team player Danny Lee, right, of New Zealand, celebrates with playing partner Bae Sang-moon of South Korea on the 18th green after winning their four ball match in the Presidents Cup golf tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon, Friday. Bae collected his first point and victory at the Presidents Cup in his tournament debut. / AP-Yonhap

Oct 9, 2015
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Bae Sang-moon bags 1st Presidents Cup win

International team player Bae Sang-moon of South Korea hits a tee shot on the fourth hole during his four ball match at the Presidents Cup tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, Friday. / AP-YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooINCHEON ― Bae Sang-moon collected his first point and victory at the Presidents Cup in his tournament debut, Friday.Boosted by Bae’s play, the Internationals saw more wins in five four-ball matches held on day two of the Presidents Cup and kept the Americans in range at 5.5-4.5, making up for the 4-1 deficit they allowed a day earlier.Bae sank a 2-meter birdie on the par-5 18th hole and clinched a one-up come-from-behind victory over the American duo of Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker.“It was a different kind of happiness than that I felt when I won other golf tournaments,” Bae said. “I created a wonderful memory in my first appearance in the Presidents Cup and am so happy to be able to contribute to the team.” International team player Danny Lee, right, of New Zealand celebrates with playing partner Bae Sang-moon of Sout

Oct 9, 2015
Bae Sang-moon bags 1st Presidents Cup win
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Korea marches on with 1-0 win over Kuwait

Koo Ja-cheol, left, vies for the ball in the World Cup qualifier against Kuwait, Friday. Korea won 1-0. / YonhapBy John DuerdenNo Son Heung-min,  no problem for South Korea. Well, not quite, but the team went to Kuwait for the toughest test in the second round of qualification for the 2018 World Cup and won 1-0.It was not exactly a sparkling performance, but coach Uli Stielike will not mind. The facts are there for all to see: Korea has won all four games in the group, without conceding a  goal.Koo Ja-cheol provided the only goal after 12 minutes and a fine one it was too, a strike that was “made in Germany.” Borussia Dortmund's Park Joo-ho crossed from the left and the Augsburg man was there to head powerfully into the net.“It was a good cross and I got on the end of it,” said Koo modestly. “We had been working on arriving late in the area and that is what happened.”If there was a complaint, it was that the Taeguk Warriors were a little conservative following the goal and that the standard was a little sloppy compared to recent performan

Oct 9, 2015
Korea marches on with 1-0 win over Kuwait
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FIFA bans Chung for 6 years

By Nam Hyun-wooChung Mong-joonThe FIFA Ethics Committee suspended Chung Mong-joon, the Korean candidate for the top football job, for six years Thursday, while imposing relatively soft punishments on incumbent FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini.FIFA said in an announcement on its website that the former FIFA vice-president “has been banned from all football activities on a national and international level” for six years and had been fined 100,000 Swiss Francs ($103,000).Chung had been investigated for letters he wrote in 2010 to FIFA executive members explaining a $777 million Global Football Fund while Korea was bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. With the ban, Chung, who is seeking to replace Blatter in a Feb. 26 election, will be automatically ruled out of the presidential race.Chung said in a statement: “Amid FIFA’s meltdown, the decision by the Ethics Committee, which acts as Blatter’s hit man, is beyond deplorable.”He claimed the decision was “politically motivated” and stressed that he will &ldquo

Oct 8, 2015
FIFA bans Chung for 6 years
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Team US takes early lead with Presidents Cup foursomes

United States' Phil Mickelson celebrates after sinking the ball after playing out of a bunker on the 13th hole during his foursome match at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, in Incheon, Thursday. / AP-YonhapInternational team player Jason Day of Australia reacts after a missed putt on the 18th greenduring his foursome match at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, in Incheon, Thursday. / AP-YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooINCHEON ― The Americans built a 4-1 lead in the Presidents Cup day one foursomes matches Thursday in their bid to extend U.S. dominance in the golf tournament.Except for the match between the International Team’s Louis Oosthuizen and Braden Grace, and Matt Kuchar and-Patrick Reed of the U.S., the Americans did not allow the Internationals to take a lead throughout the five foursome matches during the first Presidents Cup in an Asian country at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon.“All the guys did very well. The team room has a good feeling. Obviously it was a grea

Oct 8, 2015
Team US takes early lead with Presidents Cup foursomes
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World No. 1 golfer excited to pair up with Johnson

U.S. Team Captain Jay Haas, left, and International Team Captain Nick Price shake hands after announcing pairings for the five foursomes in the Presidents Cup at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Songdo, Incheon, Wednesday. / YonhapBy Nam Hyun-woo INCHEON ― Though Jordan Spieth has dominated the golf world this year, the world’s No. 1 golfer was humble on Wednesday about the Presidents Cup, a four-day tournament that will tee off Thursday. The captains of the Presidents Cup teams announced the pairings for Thursday’s five foursomes matches, in which Spieth and Dustin Johnson will be partners taking on Danny Lee of New Zealand and Marc Leishman of Australia.“It is going to be a tough match,” said Spieth at a press availability at the event’s venue, the Jack Niclaus Golf Club in Incheon. “Danny will have a fantastic week here. He’s coming off of some good weeks himself. They are both strong players who have come up big in some big moments. Danny came here earlier so that he could adjust to the time zone, weather (and) golf course. S

Oct 7, 2015
World No. 1 golfer excited to pair up with Johnson
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Bae determined to make his Presidents Cup special

By Nam Hyun-woo INCHEON ― Presidents Cup player Bae Sang-moon seemed determined at making his last golf tournament before placing his career on hold for Korea’s mandatory military service something special.The 29-year-old golfer talked about his expectation about the first Presidents Cup on his home soil; his impressions of the tournament’s venue ― the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea; and his hope to pair with Danny Lee, but did not comment on the issue of his military service.   “It’s really good to be back here and I’m feeling really good energy on this course,” Bae said during an interview. “The field has been well conditioned for all players to play good games.”Among 24 golfers who will vie for the trophy during the four-day tournament, Bae is one of six who will make their Presidents Cup debut in Incheon. But the Korean has experienced this course the most among them, winning two trophies here in the 2013 and 2014 Shinhan Donghae Open. And this led the International Team Captain Nick Price to pick him as one

Oct 6, 2015
Bae determined to make his Presidents Cup special
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Ready for Presidents Cup

Members of the United States, top, and International teams for the 2015 Presidents Cup pose for a group picture at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, Tuesday. The Presidents Cup starts Thursday. /  YonhapSteve Stricker, second from left, assistant to the U.S. team captain for the Presidents Cup, talks with team players Matt Kuchar, left, Patrick Reed, second from right, and Jordan Spieth on the fifth hole during a practice round ahead of the golf tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, Korea, Tuesday./ AP-Yonhap

Oct 6, 2015
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Chung's FIFA bid in jeopardy

FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon speaks during a press conference at the Korea Football Association headquarters in central Seoul, Tuesday. / YonhapKorean candidate calls investigation `smear campaign'By Nam Hyun-woo FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon cried foul Tuesday over the organization’s investigation which may end his bid, claiming that he has become the “target of a smear campaign” orchestrated by FIFA President Sepp Blatter.He vowed to take all steps he can to fight Blatter and maintain his presidential bid.Chung is under scrutiny by the FIFA Ethics Committee over letters he sent to his fellow FIFA Executive Committee members explaining a proposal to launch a $777 million “Global Football Fund” (GFF) in 2010.The Ethics Committee asked that Chung be subject to a 15 year ban from FIFA activities, and another four years be added to the ban on the pretext that his previous remarks defamed the committee, Chung said.World Football Insider reported on Oct. 2 that the committee is expected to meet this week to hold a hearing to

Oct 6, 2015
Chung's FIFA bid in jeopardy
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Jeju become 6th team to join upper 'split'

Jeju United players celebrate after clinching a 3-2 victory over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at the Jeju World Cup Stadium, Sunday. / YonhapBy Nam Hyun-woo“Dramatic” seems to be just the right word to describe Jeju United’s football match against the Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors that gave them the last berth in the top six team group of the K-League Classic, Sunday.Jeju United clinched a 3-2 victory over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at Jeju World Cup Stadium in the 33rd and final round before the 12-team league splits into the top six and bottom six groups. As Incheon United, who initially were No. 6 with 45 points, suffered a loss at the same time, Jeju added 3 points to reach 46 and joined the upper split to vie for a spot in the Asian Champions League in the five rounds remaining.While Jeju will compete with Jeonbuk, Suwon Samsung, Pohang Steelers and Seongnam FC, Incheon will join the bottom split with Jeonnam Dragons, Ulsan Hyundai FC, Gwangju United and Busan IPark to engage in battles to evade relegation.There were two options for Jeju to drag down Incheon. First was win

Oct 5, 2015
Jeju become 6th team to join upper 'split'
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