South Korea - South Africa 2010 World Cup Finals

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South Korea qualified for the 2010 World Cup Finals on 6th June, 2009.

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South Korea in the World Cup Finals

World Cup Finals:
South Korea make their 8th appearance at the World Cup Finals.

South Korea's Best World Cup Performance

Fourth - in front of the home fans in Daegu - Korea-Japan 2002.

South Korea World Cup Preparations

South Korea prepares for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa.

Pre World Cup Friendly Matches:

Sun, 16th May: South Korea vs Ecuador (2:0) - Seoul, South Korea.
Goals from Lee Sung-Ryeol and Lee Chung-Yong.

Mon, 24th May: Japan vs South Korea (0:2) - Saitama, Japan.

Sun, 30th May: Belarus vs South Korea (1:0) - Kufstein, Austria.
Kwak Tae-Hwi's knee injury ruled him out of the World Cup Finals.

Thu, 3rd June: Spain vs South Korea (1:0) - Innsbruck, Austria.

Hunters Rest Hotel - South Korea's World Cup Hotel.

South Korea - 2010 World Cup Fixtures and Results

Group B

Group Stage

Saturday, 12th June:

South Korea vs Greece
Port Elizabeth (2:0)

Thursday, 17th June:

Argentina vs South Korea
Jo'burg Soccer City (4:1)

Tuesday, 22nd June:

Nigeria vs South Korea
Durban (2:2)

Second Round

Saturday, 26th June:

Uruguay vs South Korea
Port Elizabeth (2:1)

Knockout Stage

South Korea 2010 World Cup Squad

Asian Tigers

Goalkeepers:

1 Lee Woon-Jae (Suwon Bluewings)
18 Jung Sung-Ryong (Seongnam Chunma)
21 Kim Young-Kwang (Ulsan Horangi)

Defenders:

2 Oh Beom-Seok (Ulsan Horangi)
3 Kim Hyung-Il (Pohang Steelers)
4 Cho Yong-Hyung (Jeju United)
6 Kang Min-Soo (Suwon Bluewings)
12 Lee Young-Pyo (Al Hilal, Saudi Arabia)
14 Lee Jung-Soo (Kashima Antlers, Japan)
15 Kim Dong-Jin (Ulsan Horangi)
22 Cha Du-Ri (SC Freiburg, Germany)

Midfielders:

5 Kim Nam-Il (Tom Tomsk, Russia)
7 Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United, England)
8 Kim Jung-Woo (Gwangju Bulsajo)
13 Kim Jae-Sung (Pohang Steelers)
16 Ki Sung-Yeung (Celtic, Scotland)
17 Lee Chung-Yong (Bolton Wanderers, England)
19 Yeom Ki-Hun (Suwon Bluewings)
23 Kim Bo-Kyung (Oita, Japan),

Forwards:

9 Ahn Jung-Hwan (Dalian Shide, China)
10 Park Chu-Young (AS Monaco, France)
11 Lee Seung-Yeoul (FC Seoul)
20 Lee Dong-Gook (Jeonbuk)

Manager:
Huh Jung-Moo (South Korea)

Players to watch:
Park Ji-Sung, Ki Sung-Yeung and Lee Dong-Gook.

Destination South Korea

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