Korea to play against Iraq in a friendly match next month 3/28/08, Time and Stadium Venue yet to be decided and set. Upcoming Matches for 2009: Friendlies 3/28/2009 Korea vs Iraq, Venue TBA 2010 Fifa World Cup Qualifiers 4/01/2009 Korea vs North Korea DPR, Home Match (Korea) 6/06/2009 Korea vs UAE, Away Match (Dubai, UAE) 6/10/2009 Korea vs Saudi Arabia, Home Match (Korea) 6/17/2009 Korea vs Iran, Home Match (Korea)
No thanks - in that respect I'm thankful for the current administration's stance toward the north, lol.
I highly doubt that will happen. It also doesn't make sense as that means only 4 teams in the AFC will be represented.
1991 u20 월드컵때 afc에 티켓이 3장이였죠. 4위였던 시리아는 원래 u20 월드컵 못나가는건데 남북한 단일팀이 출전 결정으로 어부지리로 본선티켓을 얻었다능. 현 정세로 봐서 남북 단일팀 구성 얘기 자체가 나올리 없겠지만 만약 남북 단일팀 구성된다면 1991년때처럼 5위팀이 본선티켓을 거머쥐겠지요. 만약 그 5위팀이 뉴질랜드랑 플레이오프를 이겼을경우엔 6위팀이 나올듯 합니다.
Friendly match against Paraguay on August 12 ? http://www.abc.com.py/2009-02-21/articulos/497841/la-albirroja-podria-jugar-en-seul
Friendly match vs Japan http://sports.media.daum.net/nms/soccer/news/general/view.do?cate=23758&newsid=1097868&cp=yonhap
Confirmed fixtures for Korea (28.3.09) [Friendly] Korea vs Iraq Suwon Big Bird Stadium 7PM Korea time (01.04.09) [WCQ Match 5] Korea vs North Korea Seoul Sangam Stadium 8PM Korea time (06.06.09) [WCQ Match 6] UAE vs Korea (10.06.09) [WCQ Match 7] Korea vs Saudi Arabia (17.06.09) [WCQ Match 8] Korea vs Iran (12.08.09) [Friendly] Korea vs Paraguay Seoul Sangam October Japan vs. Korea Yokohama
Only way they can make it exciting is if both teams bring their best players. Otherwise, I don't see the 90s rivalry of Jamshil/Yoyogi days coming back.
Will Cha Doo-ri wear the red for us soon? Park Tae-ha coach will fly to Germany to check him as well as LYP.
The squad for the Iraq (friendly) and North Korea (qualifer) matches should be announced around the 23rd. We have Kwak Tae-hwi (Jeonnam) and Jo Young-hyung (Jeju) out injured. Kim Jung-woo (Seongnam) is suspended. Lee Geun-ho (?) and Jo Won-hee (Wigan) have yet to settle with their teams, although it wouldn't be impossible to call them. Any ideas on how to fill these voids? This article mentions Kang Min-soo (Jeju), Kwak Hee-joo (Suwon), Kim Chi-gon (Seoul), Lee Jung-soo (Kyoto), and Hwang Jae-won (Pohang) for centerbacks.
Perhaps Kim Dong-Jin could move from left back to center back if necessary. Kim Chi-Gon and Cho Byung-Kuk are also possibilities. Kang Min-Soo is a lock to start with Cho Yong-Hyung injured. I wonder if Ki Sung-Yong will move up to take Kim Jung-Woo's position? And up front, I hope Jung Sung-Hoon doesn't play. Even if Lee Geun-Ho doesn't get called up, I'd take Park Chu-Young, Ahn Jung-Hwan, Lee Dong-Gook, and even Cho Jae-Jin ahead of him.
leave out triple sh1t we don't need him for another decade, Ahn Jung Hwan still doesn't have a club so he will not be able to make the squad. Lee Dong Gook is a possibility but I'd rather have him against Saudi Arabia and Iran when we really need to kill it off so instead have Park Ju Young, Choi Sung Kuk, Shin Young Rok and Jung Sung Hun. in midfield double dragon, Kim Hyung Beom, Kim Nam Il and Kim Chi Woo playing on the left flank while on the back Kim Dong Jin on LB, both Cho Byung Kuk and Lee Jung Soo in center and Oh Beom Seok on RB.
Cho Byung-Kuk definitely deserves a callup. And perhaps Baek Ji-Hoon could play in the midfield. And why not call up Seo Dong-Hyun as a reserve striker? Let Shin Young-Rok stay with Bursaspor and Choi Sung-Kuk might be busy with Gwangju and his military duty.