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Korea Republic 0-1 Mexico Official Tavern Recap

June 19, 2026 Jinseok 6

We should have won this game. We should’ve won or at least gotten a draw. I’m not sure what it was – whether they were […]

Korea Republic 2-1 Czechia: Official Tavern Recap

June 13, 2026 Jinseok 6

We did it. The must-win match. We won. We played the way we wanted, and although our style didn’t work out well at all since […]

[WC26] Korea Republic 2-1 Czechia: Player Ratings

June 12, 2026 Tim Lee 3

Writer’s note: Tim here! It’s been 9(!) years since my last Tavern post, but the energy of a home (sort of) World Cup has convinced […]

The Luckiest World Cup Draw and Tournament Progression Path in Korean History

June 11, 2026 Jinseok 9

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 […]

Korea Republic vs Czechia: World Cup Group A Match 1 Preview

June 7, 2026 Jinseok 12

It seems like it was just yesterday when we were previewing 2014, 2018, and 2022 here on the Tavern – I even just reread our […]

Why South Korea Can and Will Beat Japan to Win the 2023/2024 Asian Cup

January 12, 2024 Jinseok 12

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 […]

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