Sunday, February 7, 2010

South Korea World Cup Flashback

Here's a great story on espn.com of South Korea's second appearance in the World Cup back in 1986. They were drawn in a tough group that included Argentina.

Here's what Maradona had to say about playing the Koreans, whose current coach, Huh Jung-moo, was a member of that 1986 team.

'"I remember Huh very well, of course," Maradona recently told the Argentine media, after South Korea were drawn with Argentina, Nigeria and Greece in a tricky-looking group for this summer's tournament. "In 1986, the Koreans played taekwondo - not football - against us. I still remember Huh."'

That's a pretty funny statement. The Argentinians and Koreans will meet again this summer. It should be a slightly different match, but don't expect a different result.

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