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A Reflection on Korea Republic’s 2026 World Cup Campaign

June 28, 2026 Jinseok 19

This one hurts. A lot. It sickens me to even think about this South Africa match; suffice to say I will not be posting a […]

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 11

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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