South Korea
Though they have not won a major
competition, South Korea are among the most dangerous opponents to any side in
the world today and were the runners-up in the 1999 Champions Trophy and the
2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
In the 2009 Champions Trophy in Melbourne,
they opened with a 4-0 whitewash defeat against Australia and then rebounded by
defeating world champions Germany 5-3, following up with a 2-1 upset of
Netherlands.
Korea have only recently established themselves as one
of the world’s superpowers, making their World Cup debut in 1994.
In
Sydney, the Asians failed to score in their first two matches, before exploding
with a 7-2 victory against Belgium.
Jong-Hyun Jang, top scorer of the
2007 Champions Trophy and Korea’s leading marksman at the 2008 Olympic Games,
needs to regain his form or understudy Hyun-Woo Nam will step in at the top of
the penalty crease.
Korea can also count on the wizardry typically
supplied by ace striker Jong-Ho Seo, who is among the world’s best at his
position. Seo, like no other, uses advanced dexterity to creep into the tightest
of places, chipping, tipping and tapping in his many field goals.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com