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Stuff dealing with the Taeguk Warriors, aka the Red Devils, aka the South Korean National team,

Dae Gea: Cho Hyun-woo Earns His Nickname

June 20, 2018 Michael Welch 10

Picture this moment: it’s the 21st minute of your first ever start in a World Cup match, Marcus Berg is baring down on your net […]

Open Bar: Thoughts on the Gut-Wrenching 1-0 Loss

June 18, 2018 Michael Welch 38

Here at the Tavern, we have a lively Facebook groupchat that is always humming with messages between our writers. It is sometimes playful, sometimes argumentative, […]

POST MATCH REVIEW: Korea 0 – 1 Sweden

June 18, 2018 kkim 17

What happens when a stoppable force meets a movable object? The result gets decided on a penalty. Korea lined up with a strong starting eleven, […]

Player Ratings: Korea 0-1 Sweden (World Cup 2018)

June 18, 2018 Tim Lee 29

A sadly predictable result, but gut-wrenching nonetheless. A poor Kim Min-woo foul and Korea’s tactics all wrong. We’ll get to a recap later, after we’ve […]

Tavern Podcast: Answering Patreon Questions Ahead of Sweden

June 17, 2018 Tim Lee 5

THIS IS SO LAST-MINUTE! Just like Shin Tae-yong’s preparation for the Sweden match… No but seriously, there’s probably some times we go “ah we have […]

Tactical Preview: Korea vs Sweden at 2018 World Cup (Part 2)

June 17, 2018 Tim Lee 3

In Part 1, we took a look at how Sweden will set-up and what their strengths are. A quick recap: they’re deep and compact in […]

Dear FIFA: It’s Time to Investigate Racism in South America

June 17, 2018 Michael Welch 15

It has happened again. For the third time in the past year, we have had an instance of a South American footballer choosing to use […]

2018 World Cup Preview: South Korea vs Sweden

June 17, 2018 Tim Lee 2

It’s finally here. The World Cup has arrived, and with bated breath Korean and Swedish fans will be watching their Group F opener with both […]

Tavern Kickaround: Holding pattern amidst hope and pessimism

June 16, 2018 Roy Ghim 3

The waiting is the hardest part, according to the late Tom Petty. This is the part of any tournament that can be a bit anxious […]

Tactical Preview: Korea vs Sweden at the 2018 World Cup (Part 1)

June 15, 2018 Tim Lee 24

Hope everyone has been enjoying the 2018 World Cup so far. Iran has Asia’s first win, Spain vs Portugal lived up to the hype. We […]

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