The Bottom Line: Did Korea Succeed at the 2018 World Cup?
The dust has cleared. We’ve all come down from the euphoria of watching our Taeguk Warriors dump the World Champions Die Mannschaft (German National Team) […]
Month: June 2018
Report Card: Grades for the Korean 2018 World Cup Squad
Another World Cup in the books, another Tavern series. We’ll be unpacking the World Cup that was for the Korean national team in the coming […]
Tavern Guest Post – What can make Korea good at football?
Some of us on the Tavern started out on a site called Bigsoccer Korea (BSK). Things can get crazy on that site, but for every […]
POST MATCH REVIEW: KOREA 2 – 0 Germany
Wow. Wow, wow, wow. Forget round of 16 for a second. Forget our form for a second. Forget even our questionable call ups and our […]
KOREA KNOCKS OUT GERMANY! Player ratings
In a World Cup where Korea was getting humiliated left and right (looking at you Jang Hyunsoo, Shin Taeyong, and Kim Minwoo)… we pulled off […]
2018 World Cup Preview: KOREA v Germany
Group F will come to a close tomorrow as Korea goes into its final match against the Germans, and Shin Tae-yong with his bag of […]
Autopsy Report? Not quite yet: World Cup Group Stage Korea 1:2 Mexico [UPDATED]
Rostov-on-Don, Russia One could look at this game and the result from several different prisms – both shading towards positivity and hope on one end […]
Player Ratings: Korea 1, Mexico 2
Korea are looking set to crash out of the World Cup after Jang Hyun-soo conceded a penalty and Lozano scored on the counter (after a […]
2018 World Cup Preview: South Korea vs Mexico
(PHOTO: NTDV) There’s no lying. After a poor 1-0 loss to Sweden, the Taegeuk Warriors find themselves in a dire situation to advance from the […]
The Experts: Reflections and Repercussions of Korea vs Sweden
We at the Tavern have sought to provide you with all of our analysis on the match that was Korea vs Sweden. However, we’re just […]