Saitama (Japan) (AFP) – Japan were left fuming over a refereeing howler after a shock defeat to UAE rocked their World Cup qualifying campaign on Thursday, while South Korea held off China to win 3-2. Asian champions Australia overcame a nervy start to beat Iraq 2-0 as Asia's third round of 2018 World Cup qualifying […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Atletico Madrid's Angel Correa scored and set up Jonathan Calleri's winner as 10-man Argentina avoided adding an early Olympic Games exit to Copa America heartbreak with a 2-1 win over Algeria in Rio. World champions Germany also dug themselves out of trouble as a stoppage-time equaliser from Arsenal winger Serge […]

Seoul (AFP) – South Korean tycoon Chung Mong-Joon on Wednesday said he would use every available avenue to fight a FIFA ban imposed over his lobbying for Seoul's bid to host the 2022 World Cup. The former FIFA presidential candidate said he would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport if necessary to overturn […]

Paris (AFP) – Alvaro Morata and Nolito both hit a brace as Spain warmed up for the defence of their European Championships crown by thrashing South Korea 6-1 in a friendly on Wednesday. The Spaniards were slightly under-strength as coach Vicente Del Bosque rested players from Real Madrid and their city rivals Atletico following their […]

Today is the last of the Group stages for the 2015 Women's World Cup, so we will see who will advance and get an idea of what third place teams will make it through to the Round of 16. There's plenty of movement within Group F and today's games will make or break these teams. […]

Going into the 2015 AFC Asian Cup there were a number of teams who had a point to prove. After a disappointing showing at the World Cup in Brazil the likes of Japan, South Korea, Iran and Australia had an opportunity to right a few wrongs and rebuild. As for the other pretenders within the […]

So after 30 games, 257 shots on target, 178 saves and 77 goals, we’re down to one final meaningful game in the AFC Asian Cup — Australia against South Korea (live on One World Sports and DishWorld at 4am ET/1am PT on Saturday). South Korea, aka the Taeguk Warriors, have progressed through to the final […]

The 2015 AFC Asian Cup witnessed a unique event. That’s right, for the first time since the tournament kicked off, there was a game that didn’t have a conclusive result after 90 minutes. South Korea versus Uzbekistan has the ‘honor’ of being that match as it finished 0-0 in normal time. However the 0-0 score […]

There have been 60 games, 258 shots on target, 408 shots off target, 103 goals, 84 saves, 112 yellows and eight reds. Those numbers, statistically at least, paints a picture of the qualification process for Asia’s premier international football tournament the AFC Asian Cup. For trivia fans the first Asian Cup was played in 1956 […]

After several years of hard work, grueling traveling schedules and thorough preparations, Asia produced four World Cup qualifiers – Japan, Australia, South Korea and Iran. The fact that none of these four sides picked up a victory in a combined total of 12 matches played between them highlights the decline of soccer in the region. […]

Belgium defeated South Korea 1-0 on Thursday evening. With the win the Belgians secured the top spot in Group H. South Korea was eliminated. The highly-rated Belgian side won all three Group H encounters but still managed to underwhelm many observers. Belgium will face the United States in the Round of 16 on Tuesday.

Who will the USA play on Tuesday? Will it be Belgium or Algeria. All Belgium needs is a draw to finish in first place in the group. The Red Devils will want to avoid finishing in second place in the group. Otherwise they'll play Germany in the next round. Where to watch – For viewers […]

The pre-tournament excitement about this very talented Belgium squad has sobered after two narrow and uninspiring wins in Brazil. This has put them top of Group G and through to the Round of 16, yet it's hardly been satisfying or convincing. The arc of slow starts, flat middles, and late highs is not a path […]

Twelve years after Korea defeated Spain in the 2002 World Cup, Korea produced perhaps their worst international defeat in a 4-2 loss to Algeria. Algeria took advantage of Korea Republic's toothless forwards and attacked Korea Republic without fear that they would be punished on the counter. This did no favors for Korea Republic's suspect back […]

Perhaps no team enters the 2014 FIFA World Cup with less confidence than South Korea's Taeguk Warriors. Korea Republic finished a tumultuous qualifying campaign by qualifying on a goal difference of +1 over Uzbekistan, thanks largely to a 6-0 defeat of Lebanon back in 2011. They promptly dismissed Coach Choi Kang-Hee after qualifying and replaced […]