Is Shin Tae-yong another sacrificial lamb?
And poof! He’s gone. Well, not really. It was more of a drawn out process feigning faint resemblance of justice. But when putting Scolari on […]
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The Experts: Final Word on Russia 2018 & The Future of Korean Football
After positive reviews from the last session of The Experts (eat your heart out, Optus & Fox, we’ve got a functioning platform AND insightful pundits), […]
Report Card: Grades for the Korean 2018 World Cup Squad
Another World Cup in the books, another Tavern series. We’ll be unpacking the World Cup that was for the Korean national team in the coming […]
Tavern Kickaround: Holding pattern amidst hope and pessimism
The waiting is the hardest part, according to the late Tom Petty. This is the part of any tournament that can be a bit anxious […]
Meet Korea’s 2018 World Cup Squad: Defenders
Welcome to the Tavern of the Taeguk Warriors’ official 2018 FIFA World Cup “Meet The Squad” series. You can refer back to this series to […]
Preview: Korea spars with Bolivia in last public World Cup Tune-Up
In the final televised and public World Cup Tune-Up before the 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup kicks off in just over a week, the Korean […]
Northern Ireland 2:1 Korea – Defensive lapses betray improving Korea [UPDATED}
World Cup 2018 is fast approaching and the March international break finds Korea testing out Shin Tae-Yong’s call ups in Belfast against Northern Ireland (and […]
Preview: South Korea vs Northern Ireland
With 3 months to go before South Korea kicks off their 2018 World Cup against Sweden, Shin Tae-yong’s men have traveled to Belfast where they […]
17 for 2017: The Sky Falls – Losses to Russia and Morocco
It was certainly a difficult end of the summer and beginning of fall for the Korea Football Association. Following a 2-3 loss to Iran in […]
17 for 2017: Korea Falls Backwards into the World Cup (Again) UPDATED
The roller coaster ride that is the Korea National Team took them to various highs and dizzying lows in 2017. Korea managed to do both […]