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The freshman football champion of the Asian games will receive the Central American country for a friendly match. To what extent are the South Koreans especially interested in this after they have recently won their title?
South Korea:
Why relief? To avoid their military service, the South Koreans had to either win a medal at the Olympics or be champion of the Asian games. The latter was won last weekend. Star player Heung Min Son and teammates are therefore exempt from their conscription and can focus on their football career. In the final they needed extra time to get the Japanese over the knee. After 90 minutes it was 0-0, but after 120 minutes the final score was 2-1 in favor of the South Koreans.
Friday afternoon there is already a new race on the program under the heading of a friendly match against Costa Rica. The question that arises is the extent to which they are still motivated to play this game because there will certainly be decompression. It is true that only part of the selection was present on the Asian games because this tournament is only for U23 players and three players who are older. Nevertheless, the guess remains of the strength of the arrangement with which one will take office.
Costa Rica:
The World Cup in Russia did not happen for the Costa Ricans as they did in the quarterfinals four years ago in Brazlia. A meager 1 out of 9 was achieved, as a result of which they were already eliminated in the group phase. For the time being there is no contest with commitment on the program. After South Korea there are friendly matches against Japen and in October they play against Colombia. This gives the country some time to find a new national coach because after the early elimination in Russia, the previous national coach, Oscar Ramirez, was pushed aside.
The current selection contains little known names. The most famous player of Costa Rica, Bryan Ruiz, is no longer there. Attacker Joel Campbell, currently employed by Frosinone and ex-Arsenal, can still ring a bell. The central defense duo Gamboa and Duarte are currently the players with the most experience in European football. The former currently plays at Celtic and the other is under contract with Espanyol. For the rest, the team mainly consists of players who are active in the MLS or in their own country.
South Korea vs Costa Rica head to head matches
14.10.14 FI South Korea Costa Rica 1 : 3
26.01.14 FI Costa Rica South Korea 0 : 1
11.02.06 FI Costa Rica South Korea 1 : 0
20.04.02 FI South Korea Costa Rica 2 : 0
29.01.02 GC Costa Rica South Korea 3 : 1