The Luckiest World Cup Draw and Tournament Progression Path in Korean History
Back when we covered the World Cup group stage draw in December 2025, we expressed the opinion that this wouldn’t be an EASY group, but […]
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Korea Republic vs Czechia: World Cup Group A Match 1 Preview
It seems like it was just yesterday when we were previewing 2014, 2018, and 2022 here on the Tavern – I even just reread our […]
South Korea vs USA, Mexico 9/2025 Preview
With qualification to the 2026 World Cup secured, South Korea (and Japan) take on USA and Mexico in the US. Our first match on 9/6 […]
South Korea’s AFC Asian Cup So Far: Pros/Cons, Semifinal vs Jordan Preview, and Comments on Iran vs. Japan + Jesse Lingard to FC Seoul
What a journey our team has been on. Poor play and frustration all around yet somehow we made it this far already, thanks to moments […]
Why South Korea Can and Will Beat Japan to Win the 2023/2024 Asian Cup
Third update after the Malaysia match: I take back literally everything I said in this post. Tho I guess we can keep it up to […]
E-1 Championship: Korea vs Japan — The Preview
We call it Han-il-jeon, they call it Nikkan-sen. All will agree: it’s the greatest rivalry in East Asian sport. Two neighbors who just don’t like each […]
Previewing the World Cup Pots – Pot 3
Today we continue looking at the pots for the World Cup. Next up is pot 3, which is the pot that Korea is in. Pot […]
Korea 1 Japan 2
Yesterday the East Asian Cup came to a close. It started with so much promise. But the last two games, especially last night’s, really took […]
For all the marbles: Korea vs Japan
The final match of the 2013 East Asian Cup will be at 8PM, Sunday night in Seoul (at Jamsil if you’re curious). Current leaders Japan […]
South Korea v Japan Sept 25: U-16 AFC Championship group match
Haniljeon 한일전 alert: If you’re on the east coast of the US of A like I am, set your alarms early because South Korea’s Taeguk […]