Korea bows out to Portugal in U20 World Cup Round of 16
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 […]
Month: May 2017
“We Know Portugal”: Korea meet old foe in U-20 World Cup Round of 16
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)
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
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
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
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
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 […]
National Team Callups: Lee Jaesung returns; the Wookie out
Uli Stielike has announced his national team callups for the friendly against Iraq and the World Cup qualifier against Qatar. The 24-man roster is as […]
Clinical Korea sees off Guinea – 3:0 with Barca Boys tallies
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
We continue where we left off with the remaining, more offensively oriented members of Team Korea: Lee Sangheon – the man who produced turned Kim […]