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(News Focus) Having stumbled into World Cup, S. Korea has work cut out

Yonhap News AgencyJune 18, 2013 20:32
By Yoo Jee-ho ULSAN, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Making the FIFA World Cup for the eighth consecutive time is surely a huge accomplishment for South Korea. The long-time Asian football power, however, backed into the 2014 tournament in Brazil. South Korea lost to Iran 1-0 here on Tuesday, but still maintained a slim edge in the goal difference tiebreaker over Uzbekistan to earn one of four automatic spots for Asia.

Beckham travels to China to raise profile of soccer

Agencia EFEJune 18, 2013 18:04
Beijing, Jun 18 (EFE).- Retired soccer great David Beckham is in China to build enthusiasm for the beautiful game in the world's most populous country, though fans here are pretty discouraged at the moment over the poor performance of their national team. The former England international, who became a goodwill ambassador for Chinese soccer earlier this year, arrived in Beijing on Monday, two days after China's national squad suffered a crushing 5-1 defeat at the hands of Thailand.

Football: Thiago hat-trick sees Spain retain U-21 title

Agence France-PresseJune 18, 2013 18:00
A hat-trick by inspirational captain Thiago Alcantara saw Spain easily retain their European Under-21 title in Jerusalem on Tuesday with a 4-2 win over Italy. Barcelona star Thiago, who was born in Italy where his Brazilian father Mazinho was playing for Lecce, doubled his total haul for the side with all his goals coming in the first-half. Isco added a fourth in the second-half while Italy's goals came from Ciro Immobile and Liverpool's Fabio Borini as they at least improved on the senior side's 4-0 defeat by Spain in last year's senior Euro final.

Football: Thiago hat-trick sees Spain retain U-21 title

Agence France-PresseJune 18, 2013 16:32
A hat-trick by inspirational captain Thiago Alcantara saw Spain easily retain their European Under-21 title in Jerusalem on Tuesday with a 4-2 win over Italy. Barcelona star Thiago, who was born in Italy where his Brazilian father Mazinho was playing for Lecce, doubled his total haul for the side with all his goals coming in the first-half. Isco added a fourth in the second-half while Italy's goals came from Ciro Immobile and Liverpool's Fabio Borini as they at least improved on the senior side's 4-0 defeat by Spain in last year's senior Euro final.

Football: Tension, anger as Asian giants reach World Cup

Agence France-PresseJune 18, 2013 15:30
Asian giants Iran, South Korea and Australia scrambled into next year's World Cup on Tuesday after scenes of crowd anger and high tension on the final night of group qualifying. Irate South Korean fans hurled water bottles and other debris after Iran booked their ticket with a 1-0 smash-and-grab win in Ulsan, following a tetchy build-up between the two teams. South Korea also accused Iran coach Carlos Queiroz of making an obscene hand gesture at his rival Choi Kang-Hee, and said they expected a FIFA investigation. No comment was immediately available from Queiroz.

Football: Thiago hat-trick sees Spain retain U-21 title

Agence France-PresseJune 18, 2013 15:01
A hat-trick by inspirational captain Thiago Alcantara saw Spain easily retain their European Under-21 title in Jerusalem on Tuesday with a 4-2 win over Italy. Barcelona star Thiago, who was born in Italy where his Brazilian father Mazinho was playing for Lecce, doubled his total haul for the side with all his goals coming in the first-half. Isco added a fourth in the second-half while Italy's goals came from Ciro Immobile and Liverpool's Fabio Borini as they at least improved on the senior side's 4-0 defeat by Spain in last year's senior Euro final.

Football: Asian zone World Cup qualifying results - collated

Agence France-PresseJune 18, 2013 15:01
Results from the Asian zone's final World Cup group qualifiers on Tuesday: Group A At Ulsan South Korea 0 Iran 1 (Reza Ghoochannejhad 60) At Tashkent Uzbekistan 5 (Bahodir Nasimov 60, 74, Oleg Zoteev 72, Odil Ahmedov 87, Ulugbek Bakaev 90+1) Qatar 1 (Abdulqadir Ilyas 37) Group B At Sydney Australia 1 (Josh Kennedy 83) Iraq 0 At Amman Jordan 1 (Ahmad Ibrahim 57) Oman 0 afp

Football: Anger as Iran beat South Korea to reach World Cup

Agence France-PresseJune 18, 2013 14:13
South Korean fans hurled debris and officials accused visiting coach Carlos Queiroz of making an obscene gesture Tuesday as Iran beat the hosts 1-0 to reach the World Cup after a bad-tempered qualifier in Ulsan. Iran scored in the second half and against the run of play to qualify top of Group A and give South Korea some nervous moments, before they also went through on goal difference following Uzbekistan's 5-1 win over Qatar.

Football: Asian zone World Cup qualifying results

Agence France-PresseJune 18, 2013 14:12
Results from the Asian zone's final World Cup group qualifiers on Tuesday: Group A At Ulsan South Korea 0 Iran 1 (Reza Ghoochannejhad 60) At Tashkent Uzbekistan 5 (Bahodir Nasimov 60, 74, Oleg Zoteev 72, Odil Ahmedov 87, Ulugbek Bakaev 90+1) Qatar 1 (Abdulqadir Ilyas 37) Group B Australia 1 (Josh Kennedy 83) Iraq 0 Playing later At Amman Jordan v Oman at 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) afp

Football: Tension, anger as Asian giants reach World Cup

Agence France-PresseJune 18, 2013 14:12
Asian giants Iran, South Korea and Australia scrambled into next year's World Cup on Tuesday after scenes of crowd anger and high tension on the final night of group qualifying. Irate South Korean fans hurled water bottles and other debris after Iran booked their ticket with a 1-0 smash-and-grab win in Ulsan, following a tetchy build-up between the two teams. South Korea also accused Iran coach Carlos Queiroz of making an obscene hand gesture at his rival Choi Kang-Hee, and said they expected a FIFA investigation. No comment was immediately available from Queiroz.
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