The Korean U-19 team dramatically fought back from being down two goals to defeat Japan U-19 and secure a place in the semi-finals of the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship in Linzi, China. The Koreans started the game strongly, pressing the Japanese, but it was the latter that scored first as Japanese striker Ibusuki Hiroshi fired in a rebounded ball in the penalty...

After Korea’s goalless draw against group winners Australia, Korea will meet Group C winners Japan at the quarter-finals of the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship in China. Despite the strong start of the tournament by Lee Kwang-jong’s men, they failed to defeat Australia at the Zibo Sports Stadium on Oct 8th. Korea and Australia both advanced out of Group...

The Korean U-19 side competing in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship in Zibo, China were able to avenge the senior team’s loss to Iran last month. On the 4th, Lee Kwang-jong‘s U-19 side defeated Iran 2-0 in the group’s first match at the Linzi Stadium. With goals from star striker Ji Dong-won (Chunnam) and Jung Seung-yong (Seoul) the Korean side...

On the 27th, U-20 national team head coach Lee Kwang-jong announced his 23-man squad for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship which will take place in Zibo, China in October. There was heavy interest in whether the foreign-based stars would be involved in the upcoming tournament but it was revealed that Seok Hyun-joon (Ajax/NED), Nam Tae-hee (Valenciennes/FRA) and...

The story of South Korea women’s under-17 national team at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Trinidad & Tobago 2010 couldn’t have asked for a better ending. Korea defeated its arch rivals Japan at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain with a 5-4 penalty shootout win following a thrilling 3-3 draw after 120 minutes of action including extra...