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U-20 World Cup 2017

Korea bows out to Portugal in U20 World Cup Round of 16

May 30, 2017 Roy Ghim 7

Korea 1:3 Portugal. One team were ascending, in group play lost, drawn, then winning in a comeback. The other started spectacularly but lost the last group […]

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“We Know Portugal”: Korea meet old foe in U-20 World Cup Round of 16

May 29, 2017 Tim Lee 3

This is it. Knockout stage. No more formation experiments*. For Korea to advance deeper into the U20 World Cup, the path goes through Portugal (who […]

One to Forget – Rotated Side Falls to England 1:0 at U20 World Cup (update 5.29)

May 26, 2017 Tim Lee 0

This game was one to forget. An at-times unwatchable encounter in Suwon ended with a blunt 1-0 defeat to England in the final group game […]

FIFA U20 World Cup: Korea vs. England Preview

May 25, 2017 Jinseok 0

Korea Republic have made quite a start to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Hard-fought wins against Guinea and Argentina ensure our progression into the […]

Q&A Preview: England vs Korea at the U-20 World Cup ft. K League United

May 25, 2017 Tim Lee 0

Ahead of the U20 World Cup final group game between England and South Korea, we decided to hold a Writer’s Chat (two-way Q&A) with Englishman […]

Korea dispatches Argentina 2:1 in U20 World Cup / Barca Boys lead Taeguk Warriors to Round of 16

May 23, 2017 Roy Ghim 1

Argentina. When you think of them in terms of past footballing history – World Cup titles, players who will be etched in eternity like Maradona or […]

3-4-3 Expected as Korea takes on Argentina at U-20 World Cup

May 23, 2017 Tim Lee 1

A short preview because I’ve got a nasty man-cold Korean soccer pundits are expecting Shin Taeyong to whip out a 3-4-3 formation ahead of Korea’s […]

Clinical Korea sees off Guinea – 3:0 with Barca Boys tallies

May 21, 2017 Tim Lee 0

A late recap because we all ended up running out of time yesterday, but the Korean national U-20 team opened up their home quest at […]

Team Korea Preview Part II: 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup

May 19, 2017 Jinseok 1

We continue where we left off with the remaining, more offensively oriented members of Team Korea:   Lee Sangheon – the man who produced turned Kim […]

Team Korea Preview Part I: 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup

May 19, 2017 Jinseok 4

The final roster for the upcoming U20 World Cup was announced a couple weeks ago. There are hardly any surprises. Some players, like Kevin Harr […]

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