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World Cup 2010 - South Korea Team Guide

Welcome to the World Cup Betting South Korea Team Guide for World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Here we preview the chances of South Korea for World Cup 2010 plus take a look back at their World Cup qualifiying performance and previous appearances at the World Cup.

Coach: Huh Jung-Moo

South Korea World Cup 2010 guide Huh Jung-Moo is a Korean former football player and the current Head Coach of the South Korean national team. Huh was re-appointed coach of the Korea Republic in December 2007, after the leading candidates Mick McCarthy and Gerard Houllier both rejected the job.

World Cup 2010 Qualifying:

The South Koreans secured a seventh successive World Cup finals place thanks to a 2-0 victory over United Arab Emirates in Dubai. Park Chu-young and Ki Sung-yueng grabbed the goals as Huh Jung-Moo's outfit strolled to a place in Africa's first World Cup.

On qualifying Huh Jung-Moo said "I'm really happy that we made it. We are all satisfied with a performance that saw us ensure a place in South Africa. The players were excellent throughout the qualifiers, they did a great job."

Past World Cup Performance:

The South Korean national team has played in 6 consecutive World Cup finals from 1986, with their appearance in South Africa being their 7th which makes a total of 8 World Cup final appearances in all.

In their first World Cup finals tournament, the 1954 World Cup, South Korea played games against Hungary and Turkey losing 0-9 and 0-7, respectively. It took 32 years before South Korea was again able to participate in the World Cup finals when they qualified for the 1986 World Cup held in Mexico City. They lost 3-1 to Argentina, held Bulgaria 1-1, and narrowly lost to Italy 3-2.

At the 2002 World Cup, which they co-hosted with Japan, the South Korean team made the semi-finals under the guidance of Guus Hiddink and they will dream of a repeat performance at World Cup 2010!

South Korea are currently ranked 52nd in the World Standings and will face Argentina, Greece and Nigeria in Group B.