AL RAYYAN, Qata– The upcoming FIFA World Cup showdown between Ghana and South Korea will be a reunion between Ghana head coach Otto Addo and South Korean captain Son Heung-min. Addo coached Son at Hamburger SV’s youth academy when the South Korean star was just a teenager in 2009. Son has since evolved into … Read more
AL RAYYAN, Qata– As dangerous as Son Heung-min is for South Korea, Ghana defender Daniel Amartey said Sunday he will also keep an eye out for other attackers when the two countries clash at the FIFA World Cup this week. “We have to watch everybody. Not just one player. Everyone is good,” Amartey said at … Read more
AL RAYYAN, Qata– South Korean midfielder Hwang In-beom believes his team’s spirited draw against favored Uruguay last week gave supporters back home hope. In South Korea’s second match against Ghana at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, Hwang wants to do so much more. “I think we gave our people hope with our performance … Read more
AL RAYYAN, Qata– Going up against a highly skilled Ghana team at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, South Korea head coach Paulo Bento said Sunday he wants his players to control the run of play. “I think we just have to try to be ourselves and we have to lead our initiatives,” the Portugal-born … Read more
DOHA– After sitting out practices the past two days, South Korean starting center back Kim Min-jae rejoined the team’s training camp for the FIFA World Cup on Sunday, the eve of their second group stage match against Ghana. Kim picked up a right calf muscle injury during the second half of South Korea’s first … Read more
SEOUL– A Cambodian child with a congenital heart disease who recently met with South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee is expected to receive surgery in Seoul, according to a presidential official Sunday. Kim visited the 14-year-old child earlier this month in Phnom Penh while accompanying President Yoon Suk-yeol on his trip to Cambodia. At … Read more