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S. Korea coach rues 'unforced' mistakes, buoyed by pushback in loss to Brazil

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea head coach Paulo Bento lamented his team's "unforced" mistakes against Brazil, resulting in a 5-1 defeat in their friendly football match Thursday, a result that he believes shouldn&#
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(LEAD) S. Korea humbled by Brazil in pre-World Cup friendly

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea dropped to Brazil 5-1 in a pre-World Cup friendly match at home Thursday, thoroughly outclassed by the top-ranked team in front of a sellout crowd.Neymar, sha
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Son Heung-min 'honored' to have learned from Brazil in friendly loss

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Even from a demoralizing 5-1 loss to Brazil in a men's football friendly match Thursday, South Korean captain Son Heung-min has a positive takeaway.Son, the joint Golden Boot winner in the Premier League thi
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S. Korea wilt in face of Brazil pressure in friendly loss

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Losing to Brazil, world No. 1 in men's football, is one thing. But looking so flustered in the process, the way South Korea did in their 5-1 defeat Thursday, is quite another.Neymar converted two penalties,
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S. Korea humbled by Brazil in pre-World Cup friendly

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea dropped to Brazil 5-1 in a pre-World Cup friendly match at home Thursday, thoroughly outclassed by the top-ranked team in front of a sellout crowd.Neymar, shaking off a right foot injury sustained du
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Hiddink believes S. Korea 'would've won' 2002 World Cup with Son Heung-min

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Two decades ago, the Dutch-born coach Guus Hiddink guided South Korea through an improbable march to the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup, then co-hosted by South Korea and Japan.But what if Hiddink had Son Heun
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네이마르, 오늘 뛸 수 있나…발등 퉁퉁 부은 사진 공개

(서울=연합뉴스) 이의진 기자 = 한국과 맞대결 하루 전날 오른발을 다친 브라질 축구 국가대표팀 '슈퍼스타' 네이마르(파리 생제르맹)의 경기 출전 여부에 관심이 쏠린다.네이마르는 다친 직후인 지난 1일 오후 인스타그램에 오른발 사진을 공개했다.세 번째, 네 번째 발가락 아래 발등 부위가 유독 부어오른 가운데 네이마르는 울면서도 웃고 있는 이모
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(2nd LD) Neymar questionable for friendly vs. S. Korea with foot injury

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS team doctor's name in paras 5, 7, photo, details at bottom)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Brazil superstar Neymar is questionable for a friendly match against South Korea on Thusday after sustaining a r
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Brazil coach praises 'perfect' Son Heung-min ahead of friendly

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Brazil head coach Tite reserved high praise for South Korean captain Son Heung-min on Wednesday, calling him "a perfect player" on the eve of a friendly match between the two countries in Seoul.Brazi
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(LEAD) Neymar suffers apparent foot injury on eve of friendly vs. S. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments in paras 5-7)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Brazil superstar Neymar sustained an apparent right foot injury during training in Seoul on Wednesday, the eve of the Selecao's friendly match against South Korea.Br
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Neymar suffers apparent foot injury on eve of friendly vs. S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Brazil superstar Neymar sustained an apparent right foot injury during training in Seoul on Wednesday, the eve of the Selecao's friendly match against South Korea.It wasn't immediately clear how severe h
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S. Korean forward Hwang Ui-jo to stick to guns vs. Brazil

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- As the top-ranked men's football team in the world, Brazil will come at you from many different angles on the attack, with Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar and Real Madrid's young sensation Vinicius Junio
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S. Korea coach looking to lean on sellout crowd's support vs. Brazil in friendly

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- When South Korea men's football head coach Paulo Bento studied his next opponent, Brazil, in preparation for their upcoming friendly match, he didn't find that many holes to exploit.It'd be difficul
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Brazil midfielder hoping to contain Son Heung-min in friendly vs. S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoGOYANG, South Korea, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Brazil may be the top-ranked team in men's football heading into their friendly match against South Korea, but their midfielder Bruno Guimaraes said Tuesday isn't taking the host country li
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S. Korean players to be rewarded with record prize money at World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Winning matches and reaching the knockout stage at this year's FIFA World Cup won't just mean personal glory for South Korean players; it will also fatten their bank accounts in record-breaking fashion.T
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Nat'l team midfielder eager for firsthand look at Neymar

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- As an international rookie, South Korean midfielder Kim Dong-hyun understands beggars can't be choosers. He won't get to pick which of the national team's four matches in June he will play.But if he
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Nat'l football team rookie thanks K-pop star fiancee for support

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- For South Korean defender Cho Yu-min, it had long been a dream to make the men's senior national football team.That dream came true last week, when he was called up for South Korea's four friendly matche
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Captained by Golden Boot winner, S. Korea to test mettle vs. top-ranked Brazil

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's first friendly match since qualifying for the FIFA World Cup earlier this year should also be their toughest test, as the Taeguk Warriors are set to host world No. 1 Brazil in the nation's
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Yoon to award Son Heung-min with the highest national honor for sports

SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will award Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean forward Son Heung-min an order of merit for his achievement in sports, Yoon's office said Monday, after Son became the first Asian player to win the
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Fans rejoice as nat'l football team kicks off camp with open training

By Yoo Jee-hoPAJU, South Korea, May 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea began preparations for a quartet of men's football friendly matches in June with an open training session on Monday, the first of its kind during the COVID-19 pandemic.Head coach Paul