Attention is being paid to how South Korea and Greece will compete in Saturday’s match as they are both strong set play, or set piece, teams.
The Greek team’s set play is considered quite challenging, due to their defenders' tall stature. Team Korea must closely watch corner kicks and free kicks by the Greek captain, Giorgos Karagounis.
Set pieces are also an important attack option for South Korea's national team. Park Joo-young, Yeom Ki-hun and Gi Seong-yong are considered key players in the soccer strategy.
Saturday’s match is scheduled to take place at 1:30 p.m., which could be a burden for players who are more familiar with night matches. Wind blowing into the stadium from the Indian Ocean could also be a variable in Saturday’s game.
Friday, June 11, 2010
2010 World Cup to Open on Friday
The national soccer team will play against Greece on Saturday in its first match of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.Team Korea arrived in Port Elizabeth on Thursday and trained for about an hour and a half at a training camp located near the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium where Saturday’s match will take place.
During training, strikers Park Joo-young and Yeom Ki-hun were placed in the forward line along with wingers Park Ji-sung and Lee Chung-yong.
The 2010 World Cup, which is the first Word Cup to be held in Africa, will open on Friday evening, Korea time, with a match between host South Africa and Mexico. Thirty-two nations have been divided into eight groups and will first compete in preliminary rounds. The top two nations from each group will then compete for a spot in the round of 16.
Team Korea, which is in Group B, will play against Argentina on June 17th and against Nigeria on June 23rd.
The Match up between South Africa and Mexico in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
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