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All posts tagged "Olympic qualifying"

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  S. Korea clinches record 8th straight Olympic soccer berth

  UPDATED (Yonhap) — South Korea clinched a record eighth straight Olympic men’s football berth on Tuesday with a 3-1 victory over Qatar at the Asian qualification tournament. Midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon broke the 1-1 tie in the 89th...

  • Posted January 26, 2016
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  S. Korea gets past Jordan to move within one win of Olympic soccer berth

  DOHA (Yonhap) — South Korea defeated Jordan 1-0 on Saturday to move within one win of a spot in the Olympic men’s soccer tournament. Midfielder Moon Chang-jin’s 23rd-minute score stood as the winner at Suhaim Bin Hamad...

  • Posted January 23, 2016
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  S. Korea coach calls out Jordan for playing ‘bed football’ ahead of Olympic qualifying showdown

  DOHA (Yonhap) — On the eve of his team’s showdown against Jordan at the Olympic men’s football qualifying tournament, South Korea head coach Shin Tae-yong called out his opponent, challenging the Middle East team to play the...

  • Posted January 22, 2016
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  Olympic soccer qualifying: S. Korea wins Group C after a draw against Iraq

  South Korea allowed a game-tying goal in extra time to settle for a 1-1 draw against Iraq, but still topped their group in the Olympic men’s football qualifying tournament Tuesday. South Korea took the lead on forward Kim...

  • Posted January 19, 2016
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  S. Korea defeats Uzbekistan 2-1 in Olympic soccer qualifying opener

  DOHA (Yonhap) — South Korea defeated Uzbekistan 2-1 to open the men’s Olympic football qualifying tournament in Doha on Wednesday. Midfielder Moon Chang-jin scored both goals — one in each half — at Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium,...

  • Posted January 13, 2016
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  S. Korea blanks UAE 2-0 in prep for Olympic soccer qualifiers

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The South Korean men’s under-23 football team defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2-0 in Dubai on Monday in a test match ahead of next week’s Olympic qualifying tournament. Substitutes Lee Yeong-jae and Hwang...

  • Posted January 4, 2016
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