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WORLD CUP

Daegu Stadium, Taegu, South Korea

Referee: Urs Meier

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South Korea

  • Ahn Jung-Hwan 78' •

1 - 1

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United States

  • • Clint Mathis 24'

  • 93'

    Bruce Arena was less than 15 minutes away from being, along with Brazil's Medium-Sized Phil and Spain's Jose Camacho, the winningest coach in the World Cup, but it's an excellent point under the circumstances and they must be favourites to qualify now

  • 93'

    But Team USA played with real spirit and defended well in hostile conditions, helped by Friedel's excellence, and did not deserve to lose.

  • 93'

    And that's the final whistle! it's finished 1-1. Ahn earns Korea a point and but for Lee Eul-Young's penalty miss and Choi's terrible iability to covnert an open goal, they would have won

  • 93'

    Lee delivers but O'Brien clears

  • 92'

    Korea throw near the corner - the final chance?

  • 91'

    Team USA press, but no one gets a shot in and Korea can attack again

  • 89'

    So close to a winner there - and there are three more minutes to play

  • 89'

    Seol backheels really well to find Lee Euel-Yuong . He gets to the byline, delays and finds Choi Yong-Soo. He's almost got an open goal - but he puts it over the bar.

  • 88'

    Choi Yong-Soo crosses but Friedel was alone in the middle to claim it

  • 87'

    And O'Brien is borught down again - Lee Chun-Soo the culpit this time

  • 86'

    Donovan looks for McBride, but he's overhit that pass - the keeper gathers. There hasn't been a Korea chance since the goal...

  • 85'

    Ryena puts it in, but the referee gives South Korea a free kick. Pope was the sinner there

  • 84'

    O'Brien wins the USA a free kick. Some respite after all their defending

  • 82'

    Bruce Arena makes a change. He's the coach who cried Wolff - Josh Wolff, who comes on for Mathis.

  • 82'

    The momentum is with South Korea now - will they be able to find a winner?

  • 81'

    Actually, Lewis does - but that's easy for Lee Woon-Jae

  • 81'

    Can Team USA bounce back? Reyna will take...

  • 80'

    Donovan makes a break and Hong Mying Bo brings him down - yellow card

  • 79'

    Agoos was the man man who lost Ahn for the header. His World Cup has included an own goal and conceding a penalty already...

  • 78'

    And Ahn celebrates by bringing back memories of a certain speedskater... Could it be Iran all over again?

  • 77'

    Ahn rises highest to head home. GOAL! Nothing Friedel could have done

  • 77'

    Another free kick in a dangerous position for South Korea. Lee Eul-Young, as ever, will take...

  • 75'

    Kim Nam-il wins the ball ont he half-way line, he makes a break and cuts inside to go for the curler... but it's way over

  • 74'

    Change for Team USA. Fulham reserves' Eddie Lewis replaces DaMarcus Beasley.

  • 73'

    Another important interception by Pope - he's been excellent today

  • 72'

    Lee Eul-Young blasts it back in but it's well wide

  • 72'

    Reyna gets it away - and Korea have struggled with the USA's height advantage all day

  • 71'

    Agoos puts Seol's cross behind for yet another corner

  • 70'

    The sub has a chance immediately at the far post, but he doesn't get enough power and Friedel makes another excellent save

  • 69'

    And on comes Choi Yong-Soo for South Korea. He replaces Yoo Snag-Chul

  • 69'

    Reyna chips a neat pass over the South Korean defence, Donovan has broken the offside trap and he could score here... but he's misjufged that horribly - he hardly made any connnection and it was easy for the keeper

  • 68'

    Seol heads back across the face of goal and Friedel rose above Lee Chun-Soo to claim

  • 67'

    Poor pass by Pope and three South Koreans were hunting down Agoos when he put it out for a throw

  • 66'

    ... and the USA break with Beasley. His curling pass is heading for McBrdie who slides in but Lee Woon-Jae makes a brave stop

  • 66'

    Ahn makes a solo run but delays too long and Hejduk can get the block in...

  • 65'

    ... but Reyna is back on his feet and on the pitch

  • 64'

    Play is halted as Reyna looks injured after a challenge from Lee Chun-Soo. The US captain is being stretchered off

  • 63'

    Agoos concedes another throw in the finl third - can Korea find that elusive goal?

  • 62'

    Song plays in Ahn but he's given offside - somewhat harshly but he was unlikely to reach the ball

  • 62'

    Sanneh himself headed away the corner and Friedel gathered Lee's second cross

  • 61'

    Seol wins a corner off Reyna after some desperate last-ditch defending from Sanneh against Yool

  • 60'

    A very gutsy first hour by the USA - can they hold on for the last 30 minutes?

  • 59'

    lee's free kick is headed away by Pope and O'Brien can claer, but the USA aren't holding the ball up

  • 58'

    And Ahn is brought down straight away - a bit clumsy by Pope

  • 57'

    Beasley whips in a cross which is behind McBride but Korea break and win another free kick

  • 56'

    Change for South Korea - Hwanf Sun-Hong comes off and on comes Perugia's Ahn Jung-Hwan

  • 55'

    They have a throw near the corner flag now which Lee Uel-Young takes, but Seol fouled O'Brien

  • 54'

    Once again, Team USA are camped in their own half as South Korea press

  • 53'

    And Korea break and Lee Chun-Soo's shot is blocked - they cross the ball from teh left and the same player heads straight at Friedel

  • 52'

    Good move on the break - Beasley found Reyna and Donacan had a chance to shoot, but didn't

  • 51'

    ... and finally the USA clear. Good pressure by Korea

  • 50'

    ... which the USA captain himself heads away.

  • 50'

    ... and Reyna heads behind for another...

  • 50'

    Lee Eul-Yuong takes and Agoos rises highest to hed claer. Song shoots but it's deflected behind for a corner

  • 49'

    Sanneh concededs a corner as Lee Chun-Soo looks for Seol

  • 47'

    Friedel really is keeping the USA in this game - that was possibly a better save than the penalty

  • 47'

    Seol acclerates to meet Hwang's flick-on and fires in a half-volley - brilliant save again from the diving Friedel

  • 46'

    Lee Chun-Soo puts his cross behind the goal

  • 46'

    No changes at half-time. South Korea kick off and earn an early throw

  • 45'

    A test for Team USA's winningest coach Bruce Arena and South Korea's successful manager Guus Hiddink - whose locker-room talk can inspire their side to victory?

  • 45'

    Half-time. Team USA lead due to Mathis' goal and Friedel's penalty save. South Korea have had most of the pressure, but they trail. A half of high drama, but not a real humdinger yet.

  • 45'

    Lee Chun-Soo will take - but Sanneh wins an important header and Donovan clears. The last drama of the half?

  • 45'

    Song's cross is handled by Reyna. Free kick on the edge of the box.

  • 45'

    Hwang makes a break behind the USA back four but he's rightly given offside

  • 45'

    Song will take a throw for South Korea, Lee heads it in but Friedel is out quickly to take

  • 43'

    The first penalty save of this year's World Cup from Friedel

  • 42'

    Pope is back on the pitch, so the USA are at full strength again

  • 41'

    Free kick, not a corner and the hero of the hour, Friedel, can clear

  • 40'

    Pope is down injured - Team USA will be praying he's ok - he stretched for the ball with Kim

  • 39'

    Lee Eul-Young takes left-footed - and Friedel saves - a brilliant block and Kim-Nam-il follows up, a USA foot is in there and it's a corner

  • 39'

    It was for a tug by Agoos on Hwang - the referee cautions the defender and the decision looks to have ruffled Agoos' feathers

  • 39'

    Yet another Korea free kick arouns 40 yards out - Seol goes to shoot from eight yards and fires a shot which Friedel blocks really well - but the referee gave a penalty

  • 38'

    Beasley makes a run to meet a long pass and goes down after a collision with Song - goal kick given

  • 38'

    Change for South Korea - Park ji-Sung goes off and Lee Chun-Soo comes on

  • 37'

    But Seol wins another header in the US box - but Hwang's first touch is poor and it goes out for a goal kick.

  • 36'

    Corner, but Song heads it wide. Friedel's not happy South Korea won the header there

  • 35'

    Kora are back on the ball and Lee is looking for Hwang at the back post... but a crucial header from Agoos denies him.

  • 33'

    Not there - Reyna's cross is too long for everyone.

  • 33'

    McBride is brought down near the corner flag. Can Team USA find a second?

  • 32'

    Plenty of pressure from the home side so far but not many Korea opportunities

  • 31'

    ... but they work it to Yoo Sang Chul who hammers his shot over

  • 30'

    Park Ji-Sung could take...

  • 30'

    Yellow card! Hejduk is cautioned for bringing down Song

  • 29'

    And Donovan almost intercepts a back-pass - Korea are looking shaky at the back

  • 29'

    McBride takes a quick throw and looks for Beasley, who breaks quickly to prod a shot which Lee Woon-jae held on to.

  • 28'

    But Hwang is penalised for a foul on Agoos, who ducked when the free kick came in - but it was a push

  • 27'

    Beasley brings down Song. Free kick in quite a dangerous position.

  • 26'

    Hwang - back on the pitch again - tries to make a diagonal run behind the US defence but Hejduk comes across to cover

  • 25'

    And Bruce Arena is rewarded for his decision to recall Mathis.

  • 24'

    GOAL! Mathis scores and Team USA lead. Against the run of play, but a fine finish

  • 24'

    O'Brien picks the ball up on the half-way line, he bursts forward and chips a left-footed pass to Mathis, who has got between the defence. He takes it down well and hits a half-volley...

  • 23'

    They both need treatment here after that clash of heads - Hwang is a bit bloodied and Hejduk looks ok

  • 23'

    Park lofts a ball over the USA defence and Hwang comes in to win the header against Hejduk - but it loops high and it's easy for Friedel

  • 22'

    And the USA find Donovan again. He has a chance to shoot from wide on the right... but it's wide

  • 21'

    ... and there is Donovan, found by Reyna. His cross is good but just too far ahead of the diving McBride

  • 20'

    The USA have tha ball back - a rarity in itslef. They need to get Donaovan and McBride in the game more...

  • 19'

    It was all going swimmingly for Agoos and Pope in the USA defence until Seol escaped there

  • 18'

    A long ball finds Seol, who escaped from Agoos. He fires in a shot from an acute angle, but Friedel blocks well with his legs

  • 17'

    O'Brien is fouled - chance for some respite for Team USA, but Pope's poor pass gives South Korea the ball again

  • 16'

    Park Ji-Sung picked up the ball. he's looking for a shot, but there's a few American defenders around him - but he's managed to sneak one in. It's wide

  • 15'

    Hejduk makes a last-ditch header as Korea look to play Seol in at the back post

  • 14'

    Park swivels to take a shot, but it's something of a tame effort and Friedel gathers easily

  • 13'

    South Korea's Red Army of fans really are making a lot of noise

  • 12'

    Hejduk puts in his contender for longest backpass of the World Cup

  • 11'

    Hwang finds Yoo Sang-Chul but Pope was keen on the cross there and cleared

  • 10'

    Korea the brighter side so far and Agos makes an excellent challenge to deny Seol a shot

  • 9'

    Hwang goes down in the box after a challenge - no penalty but Kim Nam-Il takes a snap-shot from distance but it's comfortable for a keeper of Friedel's calibre

  • 8'

    Team USA are struggling to keep the ball - Reyna gives it away there

  • 7'

    A rare break for the USA but Korea win the goal kick

  • 6'

    Seol makes a run down the left but can't win the corner of Sanneh

  • 5'

    Hjeduk gives the balll away, they find Hwang and he bends the cross in, Seol comes in an volleys it powerfullly... but that's over the bar - and he's then given offside

  • 4'

    O'Brien looks for Mathis, but the mohicaned forward is offside

  • 3'

    Frankie Hejduk's foul gives the South Koreans a free kick

  • 3'

    Song goes down the right - but that's a gentle catch which was easy for Brad Friedel

  • 2'

    First spell of Korea posession - it's noticeable how quick the USA are to close them down

  • 1'

    Ryena will take... but it's deflected and cleared

  • 1'

    Team USA kick off and DaMarcus Beasley earns an early free kick on the left wing

  • 1'

    And how apt that there is a Swiss referee for a politically charged clash... Urs Meier

  •  

    South Korea are unchanged - they'll be playing 3-4-3 once again.

  •  

    The Korean supporters are passing round a contender for the coveted biggest flag of the World Cup award - they don't seem too enamoured of Team USA at this point.

  •  

    Captain Claudio Reyna and Clint Mathis are fit again and they both start for Team USA - Earnie Stewart and Pablo Mastroeni drop down to the bench.

  •  

    ... but will it be Bruce's Arena in Daegu or are Team USA on a Hiddink to nothing?

  •  

    It's a clash between two teams who were among the more impressive victors in the opening round of fixtures and a win would put either on the brink of the last 16...

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Goal Shot Video
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  • Shots (on goal)

  • tackles

  • Fouls

  • possession

  • South Korea

  • 18(9)

  • -

  • 17

  • 55%

    45%

  • United States

  • 6(5)

  • -

  • 17

South Korea

Line-up
POS No Name

G

 1 Lee Woon-Jae

D

 4 Choi Jun-Chul

D

 7 Tae-Young Kim

D

 20 Hong Myung-Bo

M

 5 Kim Nam-Il

M

 6 Yoo Sang-Chul
F		 11 Choi Yong-Soo

M

 13 Lee Eul-Young

M

 21 Park Ji-Sung
M		 14 Lee Chun-Soo

M

 22 Song Chong-Gug

F

 9 Seol Ki-Hyun

F

 18 Hwang Sun-Hong
F		 19 Ahn Jung-Hwan
 
Substitutes
POS No Name
M 14 Lee Chun-Soo
F 11 Choi Yong-Soo
F 19 Ahn Jung-Hwan

United States

Line-up
POS No Name

G

 1 Brad Friedel

D

 2 Frankie Hejduk

D

 12 Jeff Agoos

D

 22 Tony Sanneh

D

 23 Eddie Pope

M

 5 John O'Brien

M

 10 Claudio Reyna

M

 17 DaMarcus Beasley
M		 7 Eddie Lewis

M

 21 Landon Donovan

F

 11 Clint Mathis
F		 15 Josh Wolff

F

 20 Brian McBride
 
Substitutes
POS No Name
M 7 Eddie Lewis
F 15 Josh Wolff

Match Stats

  • South Korea
  • United States
18(9) Shots (on goal) 6(5)
17 Fouls 17
7 Corner kicks 0
4 Offsides 2
55% Time of Possession 45%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 9