All posts tagged "World Cup"

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    Fans throw yeot candies at Korean World Cup team

      The South Korean men’s soccer team returned home early Monday (KST) following an early exit from the FIFA World Cup in Brazil with a winless record, and some angry fans showed up to throw Korean yeot candies at...

    • Posted June 29, 2014
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  • Hong Myung-bo refused to give any specific answers about immediate future upon returning to Korea. (Yonhap)
    Hong Myung-bo apologetic, but noncommittal about future

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — South Korean national soccer team coach Hong Myung-bo was apologetic, but noncommittal about his immediate future in the wake of the team’s early exit from the FIFA World Cup. Hong and his 23-man team...

    • Posted June 29, 2014
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  • Netherlands' Arjen Robben, center, goes down to win the decisive penalty. (AP)
    Dutch break Mexico’s heart, Costa Rica outlasts Greece

    Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Wesley Sneijder scored late goals to lead Netherlands to a 2-1 win over Mexico and into the World Cup quarter-finals. The Dutch will next play Costa Rica, which defeated Greece on penalties after playing...

    • Posted June 29, 2014
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  • Police officers block a street as Mexican soccer fans rally after the telecast of the 2014 World Cup Brazil between Brazil vs Mexico in Huntington Park, Calif., on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Brazil failed to beat Mexico for the first time at a World Cup, held to a 0-0 draw in Fortaleza Tuesday in their second game in Group A. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    Mexico-Brazil World Cup Game Prompts Warning In Huntington Park

    HUNTINGTON PARK (CNS) – Huntington Park police and Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies will be out in force Sunday to monitor crowds during and after the World Cup match between Mexico and the Netherlands, hoping to avoid a repeat of...

    • Posted June 27, 2014
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    Hong Myung-bo says ‘I was the one with the most shortcomings’

    (Yonhap)  After his team was eliminated from the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil with a 1-0 loss to Belgium on Thursday, South Korean head coach Hong Myung-bo blamed no one but himself. “We fell short, and...

    • Posted June 27, 2014
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  • Korea coach Hong Myung-bo embraces a sobbing Son Heung-min after Korea's 1-0 loss to Belgium in their Group H match in Sao Paulo. The loss eliminated Korea from the World Cup. (Yonhap)
    Korea bows out

    Plays the entire second half with one more man only to lose 1-0 to Belgium By Lee Kyutae South Korea bowed out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil on Thursday following a very disappointing 1-0...

    • Posted June 26, 2014
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  • Fans watch the Korea v. Belgium match in the front lawn of Wilshire Park Place in Koreatown on Thursday. (Park Sang-hyuk / The Korea Times)
    Korea’s final World Cup loss disappoints L.A. fans

    By Tae Hong World Cup viewing parties continued around Los Angeles’ Koreatown Thursday as Korea bowed out of the tournament after a 1-0 defeat against Belgium. Fans gathered at Wilshire Park Place, Koreatown Plaza, Koreatown Galleria and...

    • Posted June 26, 2014
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