World Cup: Group F: Sweden vs. South Korea, 6/18/2018

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Sweden

Coach: Janne Andersson

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Robin Olsen	8 January 1990 (aged 28)	17	0	Copenhagen
2	DF	Mikael Lustig	13 December 1986 (aged 31)	65	6	Celtic
3	DF	Victor Lindelöf	17 July 1994 (aged 23)	20	1	Manchester United
4	DF	Andreas Granqvist (captain)	16 April 1985 (aged 33)	71	6	Krasnodar
5	DF	Martin Olsson	17 May 1988 (aged 30)	43	5	Swansea City
6	DF	Ludwig Augustinsson	21 April 1994 (aged 24)	14	0	Werder Bremen
7	MF	Sebastian Larsson	6 June 1985 (aged 33)	99	6	Hull City
8	MF	Albin Ekdal	28 July 1989 (aged 28)	33	0	Hamburger SV
9	FW	Marcus Berg	17 August 1986 (aged 31)	56	18	Al Ain
10	MF	Emil Forsberg	23 October 1991 (aged 26)	35	6	RB Leipzig
11	FW	John Guidetti	15 April 1992 (aged 26)	20	1	Alavés
12	GK	Karl-Johan Johnsson	28 January 1990 (aged 28)	5	0	Guingamp
13	MF	Gustav Svensson	7 February 1987 (aged 31)	12	0	Seattle Sounders FC
14	DF	Filip Helander	22 April 1993 (aged 25)	4	0	Bologna
15	MF	Oscar Hiljemark	28 June 1992 (aged 25)	21	2	Genoa
16	DF	Emil Krafth	2 August 1994 (aged 23)	12	0	Bologna
17	MF	Viktor Claesson	2 January 1992 (aged 26)	21	3	Krasnodar
18	DF	Pontus Jansson	13 February 1991 (aged 27)	15	0	Leeds United
19	MF	Marcus Rohdén	11 May 1991 (aged 27)	11	1	Crotone
20	FW	Ola Toivonen	3 July 1986 (aged 31)	58	13	Toulouse
21	MF	Jimmy Durmaz	22 March 1989 (aged 29)	45	3	Toulouse
22	FW	Isaac Kiese Thelin	24 June 1992 (aged 25)	19	2	Waasland-Beveren
23	GK	Kristoffer Nordfeldt	23 June 1989 (aged 28)	8	0	Swansea City

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South Korea

Coach: Shin Tae-yong

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Kim Seung-gyu	30 September 1990 (aged 27)	33	0	Vissel Kobe
2	DF	Lee Yong	24 December 1986 (aged 31)	27	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
3	DF	Jung Seung-hyun	3 April 1994 (aged 24)	6	0	Sagan Tosu
4	DF	Oh Ban-suk	20 May 1988 (aged 30)	2	0	Jeju United
5	DF	Yun Young-sun	4 October 1988 (aged 29)	6	0	Seongnam FC
6	DF	Park Joo-ho	16 January 1987 (aged 31)	36	0	Ulsan Hyundai
7	FW	Son Heung-min	8 July 1992 (aged 25)	66	21	Tottenham Hotspur
8	MF	Ju Se-jong	30 October 1990 (aged 27)	10	1	Asan Mugunghwa
9	FW	Kim Shin-wook	14 April 1988 (aged 30)	49	10	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
10	MF	Lee Seung-woo	6 January 1998 (aged 20)	3	0	Hellas Verona
11	FW	Hwang Hee-chan	26 January 1996 (aged 22)	14	2	Red Bull Salzburg
12	DF	Kim Min-woo	25 February 1990 (aged 28)	19	1	Sangju Sangmu
13	MF	Koo Ja-cheol	27 February 1989 (aged 29)	67	19	FC Augsburg
14	DF	Hong Chul	17 September 1990 (aged 27)	14	0	Sangju Sangmu
15	MF	Jung Woo-young	14 December 1989 (aged 28)	29	1	Vissel Kobe
16	MF	Ki Sung-yueng (captain)	24 January 1989 (aged 29)	101	10	Swansea City
17	MF	Lee Jae-sung	10 August 1992 (aged 25)	34	6	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
18	MF	Moon Seon-min	9 June 1992 (aged 26)	3	1	Incheon United
19	DF	Kim Young-gwon	27 February 1990 (aged 28)	52	2	Guangzhou Evergrande
20	DF	Jang Hyun-soo	28 September 1991 (aged 26)	50	3	FC Tokyo
21	GK	Kim Jin-hyeon	6 July 1987 (aged 30)	15	0	Cerezo Osaka
22	DF	Go Yo-han	10 March 1988 (aged 30)	19	0	FC Seoul
23	GK	Cho Hyun-woo	25 September 1991 (aged 26)	5	0	Daegu FC

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South Korea has the best player, but their team as a whole is not of the same quality.

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[Paulie Gualtieri]

I didn't really read into the schedule much, but I'm a bit surprised that this is not being played today.

Betting on Sweden but it will be tight.

 

[Eye of Ra]

sweden is much better.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Not if their attack is as shit as it has been these past few games.

 

[Alex Jones]

Not if their attack is as **** as it has been these past few games.

I don't think you comprehend how bad Korea is at defending

 

[Terry Yake]

sweden will take this before they lose to germany and mexico

 

[Panteras]

no Zlatan, no party

 

[Tuggy]

Feeling a draw here. 1-1

 

[robertmac43]

Should be another one. Sweden has the advantage but not by much

 

[koyvoo]

Haha, crafty bugger

Shin Tae-yong made players swap shirts to try to confuse opposition

"We switched them around because we didn't want to show our opponents everything and to try and confuse them," said Tae-yong.
"They might know a few of our players but it is very difficult for Westerners to distinguish between Asians and that's why we did that."

His words, not mine.


South Korea: Shin Tae-yong made players swap shirts to try to confuse opposition

 

[Eisen]

I don't think you comprehend how bad Korea is at defending

At anything, really. They lost against Qatar. 60something-year-old Bum-Kun Cha would be an improvement for that team.

 

[Pensionsraddare]

3 points basically a must in this game or the World Cup will be over before it even began after that Germany upset last night...

Surely they played poor in both exhibitiongames against Denmark and Peru. But you can't take any action from these games. I'm pretty certain they will rise the level of their game now when it matters.

I remember the game against Wales before Euro 2016. We won 3-0. Result in the tournament? Sweden out in the groupstage and Wales to semifinal.

 

[McCoy]

Helander - Olsson - Lindelöf - Lustig this defense will be perfect for team Sweden.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

At anything, really. They lost against Qatar. 60something-year-old Bum-Kun Cha would be an improvement for that team.

That's when Stielike was still with Team Korea. They fired him and switched him with Shin Tae-Yong. They haven't lost to low-tier teams like Qatar ever since.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Nilsson-Lindelöf will miss the game because of illness. Pontus Jansson reported to take his place.

 

[McCoy]

Nilsson-Lindelöf will miss the game because of illness. Pontus Jansson reported to take his place.

Mental illness for review team Sweden with not very good CB it gonna be draw or lost for us.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

I predict either a 1-1 draw, a 2-1 win, or 3-1 loss against Sweden.

 

[Pensionsraddare]

So the swedes in Nizhny Novgorod drank all the beer last night? What a nightmare!

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

So the swedes in Nizhny Novgorod drank all the beer last night? What a nightmare!

If they show up in the match in such a fashion, I'd be delighted.

 

[Suiteness]

This is probably the first game in this tournament that I really don't have any interest in watching... which probably means it will turn out to be a WC classic that will finish 7-6 or something.

Or not.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

This is probably the first game in this tournament that I really don't have any interest in watching... which probably means it will turn out to be a WC classic that will finish 7-6 or something.

Or not.

Honestly, I'm just there for Korea. Sweden hasn't had matches quite electrifying, but I think their facing Korea can spark some of that electricity.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

This is probably the first game in this tournament that I really don't have any interest in watching... which probably means it will turn out to be a WC classic that will finish 7-6 or something.

Or not.

How can anybody not be interested in watching Son play?

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

How can anybody not be interested in watching Son play?

Exactly. He's one of the best strikers in the league, and, perhaps, the best in Spurs.

 

[Corto]

Cheering for Sweden. Even though they look like a very limited team, hard work, team work, etc... Lets see if they can get some results in.