Beijing time on April 4, South Korean media BST ELEVEN brought heavy news: in 2022 Qatar
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In the group draw for the World Cup, the Korean soccer powerhouse was placed in the same bracket as Portugal, Uruguay, and Ghana. Recently, Uruguay's leading media outlet El País commented on Korean soccer's past history at the World Cup, including a review of the 2002 South Korea-Japan
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Question marks over Korea's semifinal saga.
Under coach Paulo Bento, South Korea was placed in Group H. Once the draw was made, media outlets around the world focused on the strength of each team and their World Cup record. Uruguay's El País newspaper, founded in 1918 and one of the most influential media outlets in South America, was no exception.
In reviewing Korean soccer's success in
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On the journey when the national newspaper on the Korean team 2002 Korea-Japan
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's trip to the semifinals raised questions. The report says: "Since Mexico 1986
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Since then, South Korean soccer has maintained its qualification and is considered a powerhouse of Asian soccer. But Korea and Japan
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The controversy on it allowed South Korea to benefit from the quarterfinals and in turn advance to the semifinals."
The National also looks back at the two teams' 1990 Italy
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Uruguay's Fonseca scored a goal in their first meeting in South Africa in 2010.
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The Round of 16 match was also notable, with Suarez contributing two goals for Uruguay to help his team beat South Korea 2-1. The Nacional commented, "In 2010
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of the tournament, South Korea showed great ambition. They managed to advance to the round of 16 and caused a lot of trouble for Uruguay."
Now, South Korea will be in Qatar
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The first game of the tournament was against Uruguay.
