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World Cup Qualifying: Qatar Q&A

October 5, 2016 Tim Lee 4

Normally when writing national team previews, I ask an expert from the country Korea is facing a couple questions over Twitter and I try to […]

The Tavern View: The October Callups

September 25, 2016 Tim Lee 6

The mandatory Canadian apology for being AWOL of late – just wanted to hit the ground running for senior year academically. Things are getting into a […]

[WCQ] Looking to go 2-for-2: The Syria Preview

September 5, 2016 Tim Lee 2

After a 3-2 victory against China in Seoul, Korea’s World Cup Qualifying campaign continues as the attention now shifts to Malaysia, the venue of South Korea’s […]

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Weekend Roundup + Stielike’s China Callups

August 21, 2016 Jinseok 3

Football is a funny thing. Last season Ki Sung Yong + SHM were our best performers, but this season the once-frozen-on-the-bench Lee Chung Yong has […]

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Call Ups for March + Weekend Roundup

March 13, 2016 Jae Chee 5

Uli Stielike and Shin Tae-yong have made their call ups for the March matches. The South Korea senior side will face Lebanon in a World […]

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15 for 2015: Perfect start to World Cup Qualifying (#10)

December 27, 2015 Tim Lee 0

Barely a year after their crushing defeat at the 2014 World Cup, the KNT embarked on a brand new journey for 2018 in World Cup […]

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Falling Into the World Cup: Korea 0 Iran 1

June 18, 2013 Jae Chee 5

For moment the country held it’s breath. Iran had won the match 1-0. Uzbekistan was winning theirs 5-1. And for a moment, it seemed like […]

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The (Hopefully) Last Qualifier – Korea vs Iran

June 17, 2013 Jae Chee 9

Tuesday is where, it hopefully, all ends. The last match of World Cup qualification. Korea will head down to Ulsan’s Munsu Stadium to take on […]

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Flowers and Sunshine: South Korea 1 Uzbekistan 0

June 11, 2013 Jae Chee 0

It wasn’t, of course, all flowers and sunshine, but Korea did manage to avert a national panic by doing the job against Uzbekistan. With the […]

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Sigh . . . Lebanon 1 Korea 1

June 5, 2013 Jae Chee 14

What to say, what to say. Last night Korea took on Lebanon in the first of the final three qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup. […]

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