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The South Korea Football Federation has received a donation of $3.5 million from the CEO of Hyundai Chung Mong-Gyu in order to sign a quality head coach.

Indeed the South Korean team has failed to reach the knock-out stage of the recent World Cup in Russia and Chung Mong-Gyu believes that the money might help the Federation sign a foreign coach that will help bring the national team forward.

The South Korea Football Federation has received a donation of $3.5 million from the CEO of Hyundai Chung Mong-Gyu in order to sign a quality head coach.

Indeed the South Korean team has failed to reach the knock-out stage of the recent World Cup in Russia and Chung Mong-Gyu believes that the money might help the Federation sign a foreign coach that will help bring the national team forward.

With South Koreans fans rated as amongst the most enthusiastic on this site, with thousands of fans applying and searching for tickets for each game, it’s no wondre one of their fans has stepped forward to try and help create a better side – even though it is personally expensive for him.

Chung Mong-Gyu who is also the president of the South Korea Football Federation said that there need to be some changes if they want the team to progress and it is for this reason that he has made the donation from his own money. He hopes that this investment will help in the signing of a foreign manager that has the necessary knowledge to bring the team forward.

He said that they have already contacted some candidates and that it will take some time to sieve through the numerous candidates that have applied for the job. He said that South Korea has a great pool of players and that it will take a good manager to tap into this pool of talent and build a team that will allow them to compete at the highest level of world football.

South Korea will next participate in the Asian Cup where they finished second in 2015. They will be hoping that their new coach will be in place to help them compete in this tournament.

This will be a test of how the team has progressed after their disappointing performance at the World Cup. Chung Mong-Gyu said that he will personally invest himself in the search of a quality coach and will be hoping that this will help bring the team forward and allow them to win the Asian Cup.

North and South Korea eased the age-long tension between them at the Olympic Village.

The North sent a powerful delegation of 46 people to Pyeongchang County, which is in Gangwon Province in the South. The North Korean delegation had 22 athletes for the Olympic games and the national flag of North Korea was raised at the Olympic Village in Gangneung on Thursday. The North’s anthem was also played – something is banned on a normal occasion.

North and South Korea eased the age-long tension between them at the Olympic Village.

The North sent a powerful delegation of 46 people to Pyeongchang County, which is in Gangwon Province in the South. The North Korean delegation had 22 athletes for the Olympic games and the national flag of North Korea was raised at the Olympic Village in Gangneung on Thursday. The North’s anthem was also played – something is banned on a normal occasion.

There was serious tension especially late last year over the nuclear intentions of the North amid support of the United States for the South and Japan, with a possible involvement of China in the fray. However, all the tensions are relaxed for the 2018 Pyeongchang winter Olympics. Both countries have agreed to march under a single flag at the opening ceremony of the event on Friday, according to reports.

Whilst they haven’t yet agreed to join forces on the football field (click here for the latest South Korea national football team fixtures & results), there is a joint ice hockey team with reps from both sides and ice skaters from both divides have been pictured together e.g. Alex Chan of the South and Ju Sik from the North. This is very different and surprising considering the recent tensions. It is very unlike the 1986 Asian Games and the Summer Olympics of 1988 which both held in the South Korean capital Seoul with the North boycotting both events.

It was rather nervy initially as the North was serious looking, as described by those present. However, they soon started clapping more vigorously and the all-female marching band started singing Korean folk songs. The North Korean started dancing on the streets and asked the Southerners to join them.

On Friday, it would be the height of it when both sides march under one flag at the opening ceremony. Well, that’s what the Olympics represent.

Son Heung-min has discussed the heartbreak he suffered during the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Son said it was a difficult time for him, but he came out stronger. The player moved from German side Bayer Leverkusen to Spurs for £22 million, but he struggled to show his best in Brazil in the colours of South Korea. When he joined he struggled to fit into the Spurs culture, and was almost set to return to Germany. Wolfsburg were particularly interested, but he remained.

Son Heung-min has discussed the heartbreak he suffered during the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Son said it was a difficult time for him, but he came out stronger. The player moved from German side Bayer Leverkusen to Spurs for £22 million, but he struggled to show his best in Brazil in the colours of South Korea. When he joined he struggled to fit into the Spurs culture, and was almost set to return to Germany. Wolfsburg were particularly interested, but he remained.

“It was tough for Son in the transfer window,” Mauricio Pochettino said but he decided to keep the Korean. Son’s gamble seems to be paying off as he has started the new campaign on bright note, scoring five goals in five games. In the UEFA Champions League, he got the only goal of the night in the 71st minute. The 24-year old has a rising profile in his native. The country had really high hopes for the team at the Olympics, yet they couldn’t get past the Round of 16. South Korea were the group winners, even ahead of the German team. However, their campaign ended when they lost to Honduras 1-0 in the knockout phase.

Son was distraught with the team’s performance, and the coach Shin Tae-Yong revealed that the youngster cried all day long. Manager Uli Stielike said the defeat was not fault of Son’s.

“After the Olympics, I was very upset. I was really down because I played for my country and I wanted to get some medals for my country, My heart was already in it for six months beforehand, but after the Olympics, I thought ‘now I have to focus on the season,” Son said. He added that his family and teammates helped him in emerging a stronger person. Son would have been excused from compulsory 21-month military service if he won any Olympic medal which all able-bodied males must do before they turn 28. He still has the opportunity in 2018.

National football teams are preparing themselves for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers which are right on the horizon as they will be kicking off on September and every single national side wants to be at their best in order to snatch positive results and book their qualification ticket for the 2018 edition of the worldwide football competition.

South Korea was pitted in group A where they will have to compete against: Iran, Uzbekistan, China PR, Qatar and Syria. The national sides that manage to secure the top spot and the 2nd place will be advancing through the next rounds and this is what all of the nations are aiming to seal.

National football teams are preparing themselves for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers which are right on the horizon as they will be kicking off on September and every single national side wants to be at their best in order to snatch positive results and book their qualification ticket for the 2018 edition of the worldwide football competition.

South Korea was pitted in group A where they will have to compete against: Iran, Uzbekistan, China PR, Qatar and Syria. The national sides that manage to secure the top spot and the 2nd place will be advancing through the next rounds and this is what all of the nations are aiming to seal.

The opening qualification of South Korea will be taking place on September 1 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium as they face off with China.

“I hope many South Korean fans visit the stadium and support us. We will try to balance between offense and defense.” South Korea’s Uli Stielike said as he attempted to motivate the supporters of the Korean national side with hopes of seeing more people attending these types of matches.

Among the squad that the tactician of South Korea Uli Stielike, includes players such as: Hwang Hee-Chan, Son Heung-min, Suk Hyun-Jun, Jang Hyun-Soo and Kwon Chang-Hoon. All of these players except for Hyun-Soo and Kwon Chang-Hoon are offensive performers.

“Along with Jang, Hwang was one of the two players who showed consistent performance throughout the Olympics. China is expected to come up with lockdown defense, but even if there’s no space for us, I think Hwang can create good chances with his speed and technique.” South Korea’s head coach Uli Stielike said as he talked about a few of his players that he unveiled for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

South Korea has set a new record when it comes to clean sheet when they beat Thailand 1-0 in a friendly match. This is now the eight matches in a row that South Korea has not conceded a goal and would want to continue it in their next game.

The previous record which stands at seven matches in a row was achieved twice in 1978 and 1989.

South Korea has set a new record when it comes to clean sheet when they beat Thailand 1-0 in a friendly match. This is now the eight matches in a row that South Korea has not conceded a goal and would want to continue it in their next game.

The previous record which stands at seven matches in a row was achieved twice in 1978 and 1989.

South Korea was due to play against Kuwait for their last Asian qualifiers match, but the game was cancelled because Kuwait has been suspended from all international competition.

South Korea were the bookies favourites with StanJames offering betting odds of just 1/5 on a South Korea victory.

Striker Suk Hyun-jun scored the only goal of the match in the 4th minute of the game. Koh Myong-jin found the striker with a precise pass and the latter fired a strong shot from outside the box. The Thailand’ goalkeeper did not stand a chance.

Thailand did have some chances to equalize. In the 20th minute, midfielder Kroekrit Thawikan missed an excellent opportunity when he received a precise cross from Adisak Kraisorn. Instead, it was South Korea that could have doubled the lead if only Lee Jeong-hyeop was more precise. Indeed, he headed Nam Tae-hee cross straight into the hands of the goalkeeper.

After the break, Thailand sent in some new players to try and change things up while South Korea changed their centre-back pairing. Thailand tried to equalize by playing long balls and focussing more on set-plays in order to make full use of their physical qualities. However, it was still South Korea that kept having the best opportunities.

Afterwards, it was the defence that took over and prevented Thailand from scoring, and close out the game at 1-0.

Indeed, this has become a frequent part of the South Korea games under Uli Stielike. In the last eight games, South Korea has scored 26 goals.