FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 Follow

Asia’s most strongest and frequent team at FIFA is ready again to pitch their efforts at vying the FIFA World Cup 2010. Winning a crucial final round of qualifiers, they beat UAE 2-0 to clinch their entry ticket. However the qualifiers were a rather treacherous thanks to their arch rivals: North Korea. The “Taeguks” however cracked through and ensured their 7th consecutive appearance at the world cup. Once famous midfielder and now coach, Huh Jung-Moo made all cynics & critics silent by guiding his team with victories over UAE and Saudi Arabia. Though his coach had a morose start however it quickly showed its true colors. The coach is confident of the new talent entering the team and will keep a heady mix of old and new when he presents the final list in June. The coach has taken no time to declare a serious of friendly football matches which will be played in Europe around March before they head for South Africa. It is rumored that the coach has already picked his players after a winter camp held back home. I like the simple yet strong mindset of this man who knows they’ve never gone past group stage except the brilliant final four entry in Korea/Japan 2002. They had beaten strong teams like Portugal, Spain and the mighty Italy. Currently, Korea Republic has the lowest rank out of the rest 3 group B teams all of which are amongst the top 20. The most interesting news is the probable return of the famous Ahn Jung-Hwan most remember for the goal that helped them defeat the mighty Italians in FIFA 2002 and the winning goal against Togo in FIFA 2006. Both the coach and the player have shown keen interest and could prove to play a pivotal role thanks to his rich experience in European football. However with the final list yet to be drawn, we can only wait to see if he makes it or not. Captain Park Ji-Sung who has shown his talent in the last 2 world cups is all set to head the team this year as well. The Manchester United winger is most known for being the perfect player to make passes at the right moment. Despite below par performance in FIFA 2006, Park Chu-Yong is another player to watch out for. Friendly matches have already been staged in Spain against Finland and Latvia both of which were played well by the Taeguks. Thankfully, here is one team which seems to be playing some serious teams than others fixing matches with teams who couldn’t even qualify for this FIFA World Cup 2010.