South Korea’s Cha Bum-Kun, currently manager of K-League outfit Suwon Bluewings, feels that World Cup in Germany wasn’t a failure for his country at all.

FIFAworldcup.com: Hosts Germany have had a great tournament up to now.
Cha Bum-Kun: Yes, and I’m almost as happy to see Germany do well as I am Korea Republic. I think it’s […]

Dick Advocaat is no longer the coach of the South Korean national team. He was replaced by a Dutch trainer, either: Pim Verbeek.

South Korea’s Football Association said Verbeek had signed a two-year contract.
The 50-year-old, who has 25 years’ experience in coaching, played for Sparta Rotterdam from 1974-1980 and has coached Netherlands Antilles and Kyoto […]

Dick Advocaat was replaced as coach of the South Korean team by fellow Dutchman Pim Verbeek and he will start coaching Zenith Sankt Petersburg.

Advocaat will make his Russian debut next Thursday when Zenit entertain Dynamo Moscow in a league game following a break for the FIFA World Cup.
He replaces Czech coach Vlastimil Petrzela, […]

Disappoinment and joy: every coach’s each.

Raymond DOMENECH (FRA)
I’m disappointed with the result because we played some high-quality football and gave it our all. The team struggled in the second half but, having said that, we weren’t in any real danger until the move leading up to the goal. We decided to be adventurous right from […]

The reactions were as expected: happiness from Koreans, bitter disappointment for the French, especially with a goal that was canceled without reason.

PARK Ji-Sung (KOR), Budweiser Man of the Match
The first half was very difficult for us but we were back in the game in the second half. As we did against Togo, we did better […]

I have to speak about France. I do not like them too much but I enjoy watching Henry. Anyway, there is one big problem in that team: older players.
Zidane: great player. He must be in the team, no doubt, but keep him there for 60 minutes, not more, because you will lose tempo.
Vieira: good player, […]

Ji-Sung Park makes it 1-1. Unbelievable, but they worth it.

Henry finally scores: France leads 1-0. My favourite striker in the World finally scores at the World Cup.

Since the French seem to be in such a bad shape, Koreans do believe they have a fighting chance and they hope to make yet another surprise, after Ghana’s win over the Czechs.

Lee Chun-Soo, scorer of Korea Republic’s first goal at Germany 2006, had this to say: “We always end up going right down […]

South korea’s young striker, Park Ji-Sung, dismissed any comparison between him and England’s Rooney.

“There’s a big difference between me and Rooney,” South Korea’s playmaker told reporters. “He’s just 20 years old and it is unbelievable how special he is.
“He’s got physical power and he’s strong technically as well.”
Park added: “I’m not a superstar. I […]