LEOGANG, Austria -- South Korea football coach Shin Tae-yong said Monday more than 90 percent of his plans for the 2018 FIFA World Cup are completed. South Korea are in World Cup Group F with Sweden, Mexico and Germany. Shin's team is currently training in Leogang, Austria, with 23 players. "Almost everything has been decided," Shin told South Korean reporters before training at Steinbergstadion in Leogang, Austria. "Unless there are injured players, we will compete at the World Cup with my solu

LEOGANG, Austria -- South Korea’s World Cup squad numbers have been confirmed, the national football governing body said Monday, ahead of the team’s first training in Austria. The Korea Football Association said it confirmed South Korea’s shirt numbers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup as it submitted the final 23-man roster to FIFA. South Korea are in World Cup Group F with Sweden, Mexico and Germany. (Yonhap)Most South Korean players received the numbers that they have been using for the national te

Salzburg, Austria -- The South Korean men's national football team has arrived at its training camp in Leogang, Austria, to gear up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.The Taeguk Warriors, led by head coach Shin Tae-yong, had a 12-hour flight from Incheon to Wien and took a bus to arrive in Leogang on Sunday. South Korea's 23 players will train in the popular ski resort town until they fly to Saint Petersburg, Russia, where their World Cup base camp is located, on June 12.The Korea Football As

INCHEON -- The South Korean men's national football team departed for Austria on Sunday to set up their pre-World Cup camp, 15 days before their first group stage match in Russia.Head coach Shin Tae-yong and his 23 players will settle down in Leogang, in the state of Salzburg, and play two more tune-up matches there before hopping over to Saint Petersburg on June 12.Drawn in Group F, the 61st-ranked South Korea are scheduled to play world No. 23 Sweden at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod

INCEHON -- South Korea's national football team head coach, Shin Tae-yong, said Sunday his side will try to fix the problems raised during their latest friendly matches once they set up their pre-World Cup training camp in Austria.South Korea's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup will depart for Leogang, Austria, later Sunday to fine-tune their preparations for football's showpiece event in Russia. South Korea are in Group F with Sweden, Mexico and Germany."We'll fly to Austria and will pre

South Korea’s national football team head coach Shin Tae-yong said Thursday his side will test a back three system in the upcoming friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina. South Korea will host BiH at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, on Friday. It will be South Korea’s last friendly match at home before leaving for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. After the BiH friendly, the men’s national team will have a ceremony where coaches and players will announce their goals and resolut

South Korea's under-23 football players said Wednesday they are stimulated by their former teammate's impressive debut with the senior national team.(Yonhap)Lee Seung-woo, 20, earned his first international cap with a start in a friendly against Honduras on Monday. The Hellas Verona attacker collected an assist and showed crowd-pleasing individual skills in South Korea's 2-0 win over Honduras. With the latest performance, Lee made his case for inclusion on South Korea's final roster selection fo

South Korean football legend Hong Myung-bo said Wednesday he believes the national team's victory over Honduras in a friendly football match is meaningful for his side's preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.South Korea, ranked No. 61 in the latest FIFA rankings, blanked No. 59 Honduras 2-0 in the friendly match at Daegu Stadium in Daegu on Monday. It was South Korea's first match since they unveiled their provisional roster for the World Cup in Russia, where they will face Sweden, Mexico and

South Korea's last World Cup tune-up in Austria will have tight security, a national football team official said Wednesday, following reports that their first group stage opponents are looking to collect information from the match to be played behind closed doors.South Korea will play against Senegal at Das.Goldberg Stadium in Grodig, Austria, on June 11 behind closed doors before they fly to their World Cup training camp in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the next day. South Korea are in Group F at t

DAEGU -- New faces on the South Korean national football team are making their case for the final roster selection for the 2018 FIFA World Cup as some of them displayed solid performances in their international debut. Hellas Verona attacker Lee Seung-woo, Incheon United winger Moon Seon-min and Jeju United center back Oh Ban-suk all made their first appearance for South Korea's senior national football team on Monday as they played against Honduras in a friendly match at Daegu Stadium in Daegu.T

Honduran football coach Carlos Ramon Tabora said Sunday his side will give 100 percent in the upcoming friendly match against South Korea.South Korea and Honduras will go head-to-head at Daegu Stadium in Daegu on Monday. It will be the third meeting between the two sides, with South Korea winning the last two encounters."We feel fortunate to play against South Korea," Tabora said during a pre-match press conference in Daegu. "We'll give our 100 percent effort like we have been doing." Honduran f

South Korean footballers selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup will likely enjoy the most comfortable stay in the national team's history as they will get their own rooms throughout the tournament.The Korea Football Association said Friday that the members of the men's national football team will not have to share rooms in Russia. During the 2018 World Cup, South Korea will stay at the New Peterhof hotel in Saint Petersburg.The KFA said the national players for the 2018 World Cup will have the lo

South Korea have confirmed non-playing staff members to help the national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.The Korea Football Association on Friday announced a 23-member support staff that will also fly to Russia to assist players and coaches during the World Cup. South Korea are in Group F at the 2018 World Cup, along with Sweden, Mexico and Germany.The KFA said the number of support staff going to Russia is the same as that at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, matching the largest crew enjoyed by t

Members of the most successful South Korean World Cup team will hold a charity match later this month to cheer on this year's World Cup squad."Team 2002," made up of players and coaches from the 2002 World Cup squad that reached the semifinals, said Tuesday their charity match will take place at Seoul World Cup Stadium on May 31.Prior to the match, the former players will each tape a message of encouragement for this year's national team set to compete at the World Cup in Russia next month. Park

The South Korean national football team on Monday vowed to give its best and meet fans' expectations at the 2018 FIFA World Cup before they start training together for the quadrennial event. Some 3,000 football fans gathered for an event at Seoul Plaza in Seoul to celebrate the launch of South Korea's World Cup squad that will compete in Russia next month. "I know fans are concerned because we're in a tough group,"South Korea's head coach Shin Tae-yong said. "But I believe we can make a 'delight