All posts tagged "olympic soccer"

  • usa, captain america
    US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics

    FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The United States failed to qualify for consecutive Olympic men’s soccer tournaments for the first time in a half century, a collapse players found hard to address on analyze. Roger Martinez scored twice,...

    • Posted March 30, 2016
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  • South Korean Olympic football team midfielder Moon Chang-jin (L) celebrates with teammate Kwon Chang-hoon after scoring a goal against Algeria during their friendly match at Icheon Sports Complex in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, on March 25, 2016. (Yonhap
    S. Korea beats Algeria 2-0 in Olympic soccer friendly

    ICHEON, South Korea (Yonhap) — The South Korean men’s Olympic football team beat Algeria 2-0 in a friendly match on Friday, as they enter the tune-up phase for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games. Midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon...

    • Posted March 25, 2016
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  • uli
    Stielike steps up to help out S. Korea’s Olympic soccer squad and Son Heung-min

    By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL (Yonhap) — By excluding one of South Korea’s biggest football stars from his roster announced Monday, senior men’s national team head coach Uli Stielike showed that he wants to help the country’s football...

    • Posted March 14, 2016
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  • Members of the Australian football team celebrate after scoring their first goal in the 56th second against South Korea during the Asian women's Olympic football qualifying match at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka, Japan, Friday.
(Yonhap)
    S. Korean women fall to Australia; Olympic soccer dream in jeopardy

    OSAKA, Japan (Yonhap) — South Korea suffered a 2-0 loss to Australia at the final Asian women’s Olympic football qualifying tournament Friday, with their quest for the maiden Summer Games appearance now in jeopardy. At Yanmar Stadium...

    • Posted March 4, 2016
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  • Head coach Shin Tae-yong (Newsis)
    Offense goes silent for S. Korea ahead of Olympic soccer qualifiers

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s offense went silent Thursday against Saudi Arabia in their final test ahead of next week’s Olympic football qualifying tournament, a concerning development for a squad that has often had trouble finding the...

    • Posted January 7, 2016
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