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(LEAD) S. Korea play 10-man Honduras to draw at U-20 World Cup, knockout fate up in air

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 5-8, 10-13)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea battled for a 2-2 draw against Honduras at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, as their knockout fate remains up in the air with one group match to go.South
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S. Korea play 10-man Honduras to draw at U-20 World Cup, knockout fate up in air

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea battled for a 2-2 draw against Honduras at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, as their knockout fate remains up in the air with one group match to go.South Korea netted two unanswered goals in the
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Napoli-Mallorca exhibitions in S. Korea scrapped

SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Proposed summer exhibition matches between two European football clubs featuring South Korean stars have been scrapped, the national football governing body here said Thursday.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said it has
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(LEAD) S. Korea to battle Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar for spots in Olympic men's football qualifying tournament

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 4, 6-7)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take on Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan and Qatar in a battle for spots in the 2024 Olympic men's football qualifying tournament.South Korea ended up in Group B of th
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S. Korea to battle Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar for spots in Olympic men's football qualifying tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take on Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan and Qatar in a battle for spots in the 2024 Olympic men's football qualifying tournament.South Korea ended up in Group B of the qualification event for the 2024 A
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(LEAD) S. Korea coach not changing things up for 2nd match at U-20 World Cup

(ATTN: ADDS players' comments in last 5 paras, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Entering South Korea's second match at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, head coach Kim Eun-jung is taking the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it
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S. Korea coach not changing things up for 2nd match at U-20 World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Entering South Korea's second match at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, head coach Kim Eun-jung is taking the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" mantra to heart.South Korea will face Honduras in t
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S. Korean teen goalkeeper inspired former U-20 star

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Having just turned 16 in June of 2019, South Korean goalkeeper Kim Joon-hong watched the men's under-20 national team closely as they marched into the final of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, with a parti
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(LEAD) S. Korea coach praises execution in U-20 World Cup victory over France

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 6 paras, photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- In light of his team's upset win over France to kick-start the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, South Korea head coach Kim Eun-jung said he couldn't have aske
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S. Korea coach praises execution in U-20 World Cup victory over France

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- In light of his team's upset win over France to kick-start the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, South Korea head coach Kim Eun-jung said he couldn't have asked for more from his players.Captain Lee Seun
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(LEAD) S. Korea defeat France to open FIFA U-20 World Cup

(ATTN: ADDS details, latest results in paras 5, 7, 14)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea upset France 2-1 to kick off their FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, a winning start to the tournament that few had envisioned.Captain Lee Seung-
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S. Korea defeat France to open FIFA U-20 World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea upset France 2-1 to kick off their FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, a winning start to the tournament that few had envisioned.Captain Lee Seung-won had a goal and an assist in the narrow victory in
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S. Korea leaning on teamwork vs. France in U-20 World Cup opener

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will bank on their teamwork against the highly skilled French team to kick off the FIFA U-20 World Cup, head coach Kim Eun-jung said on the eve of the match in Argentina."France feature players
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Ulsan stretch win streak to 6, lead K League by 13 points

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- By squeezing past last-place Suwon Samsung Bluewings on Sunday, Ulsan Hyundai FC extended their win streak to six matches, and their lead at the top of the K League 1 tables to 13 points.Martin Adam's 85th-m
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Napoli-Mallorca exhibition in S. Korea up in air due to scheduling conflict

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- A summer exhibition series between two European football clubs featuring South Korean stars in their native country remained up in the air Friday, due to a scheduling conflict with the domestic league.Local prom
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S. Korea coach pleased with preparation for U-20 World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- With the FIFA U-20 World Cup fast approaching in Argentina, South Korea head coach Kim Eun-jung said Thursday he is pleased with his team's preparation, as his players have already spent several days in the
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S. Korea-N. Korea showdown set in Olympic women's football qualifiers

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Hoping to make it to the Olympics for the first time, South Korea will face North Korea, China and Thailand in the second round of the Asian women's football qualifying tournament this fall.In a draw held at
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S. Korean team wraps up training camp in Brazil, heads to Argentina for U-20 World Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Eyeing a third straight trip to the knockout stage, South Korea wrapped up their training camp for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Brazil on Wednesday and headed to the host country of Argentina.The Korea Football As
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S. Korean football coach takes over troubled Chinese club with ex-pupil held in bribery probe

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- Choi Kang-hee, former head coach of the South Korean men's national football team, is taking over a Chinese club in turmoil over match-fixing allegations.Shandong Taishan FC of the Chinese Super League annou
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K League's leading scorer named top player for April

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- FC Seoul forward Na Sang-ho was named the top player in South Korean football for April on Tuesday.The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Na beat out three candidates for the Player of the M