Back Korea Rep. @
200/1 to win the
World Cup.....6/1
to win
Group G......
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Back Togo @
500/1 to win the
World Cup.....16/1
to win
Group G......
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Korea Republic have
kept ten players from their successful 2002 campaigns on home soil but
have a new coach at the reins, another Dutch man Dick Advocaat. They
secured their place in Germany with a second-placed finish in Group A of
the Asian Zone, their three wins, one draw and two defeats, behind Saudi
Arabia. Defender Kim Dong-jin is suspended for this match.
World Cup debutants
Togo pip continental giants Senegal, quarter-finalists at Korea/Japan
2002, to top Group 1 of the African preliminaries with seven wins, two
draws and a solitary defeat.
In 2002, unfashionable
South Korea,
emboldened by a passionate wave of home support reached the World Cup
semi-finals
after eliminating soccer
superpowers like Italy, Spain and Portugal
but will find it a tall order to repeat the same feat in foreign
territory. Togo were never the same side that saw them surprised many to
qualify for this edition of world cup, a disastrous African Nation cup
campaign followed and now, current pay dispute just before they get
their first kick of the tournament. They have now involved in a
merry-go-round of firing, appointing, dismissing and re-hiring coaches. That gives the Koreans a slight
advantage here but not worthy of any bet on a - 1/2 ball handicap.
Korea Rep. :
Dick Advocaat (Dutch)
Goalkeepers:
1 LEE Woon Jae(Suwon Bluewings, KOR), 20 KIM Yong Dae(Seongnam Ilhwa
Chunma, KOR), 21 KIM Young Kwang(Chunnam Dragons, KOR)
Defenders: 2 KIM Young Chul(Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, KOR), 3 KIM Dong Jin(FC
Seoul, KOR), 4 CHOI Jin Cheul(Chonbuk Hyundai Motors, KOR), 6
KIM Jin Kyu(Jubilo Iwata, JPN), 12 LEE Young Pyo(Tottenham Hotspur, ENG), 18 KIM Sang Sik(Seongnam
Ilhwa Chunma, KOR), 22 SONG Chong Gug(Suwon Bluewings, KOR), 23
CHO Won Hee(Suwon Bluewings, KOR)
Midfielders: 5 KIM Nam Il(Suwon Bluewings, KOR), 7 PARK Ji Sung(Manchester
Utd., ENG), 8 KIM Do Heon(Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, KOR), 13 LEE
Eul Yong(Trabzonspor, TUR), 15 BAEK Ji Hoon(FC Seoul, KOR), 17 LEE Ho(Ulsan
Hyundai, KOR)
Forwards: 9 AHN Jung Hwan(MSV Duisburg, GER), 10 PARK Chu Young(FC
Seoul, KOR), 11 SEOL Ki Hyeon(Wolverhampton, ENG),
14 LEE Chun Soo(Ulsan Hyundai, KOR), 16 CHUNG Kyung Ho(Gwangju Sangmu,
KOR), 19 CHO Jae Jin(Shimizu S-Pulse, JPN)
Togo :
coach Otto Pfister (German)-He has quit his job
due to an unresolved dispute over bonus payments among the squad just
before Togo make their debut. Talk is running high that several players
may pull out as their pay demands have not yet been met, and to show
their support for coach Otto Pfister. Assistant coach Kodjovi Mawuena
currently in charge. Latest... the German coach is back in charge.
Goalkeepers:
1 TCHAGNIROU Ouro-Nimini(Djoliba, MLI), 16 AGASSA Kossi(Metz, FRA), 22 OBILALE Kodjovi(Etoile
Filante, TOG)
Defenders: 2 NIBOMBE Dare(Mons, BEL), 3 ABALO Jean-Paul(Apoel
Nicosia, CYP), 5 TCHANGAI
Massamasso(Benevento, ITA), 12 AKOTO Eric(Admira, AUT), 19 ASSEMOASSA Ludovic(Ciudad
Murcia, ESP), 21 GUEDE Karim(Hamburger SV, GER), 23
TOURE Assimiou(Bayer Leverkusen, GER)
Midfielders : 6 AZIAWONOU Yao(Young Boys, SUI), 8 AGBOH Kuami(Beveren,
BEL), 9 DOSSEVI Thomas(Valenciennes, FRA),
10 MAMAM Cherif Toure(Metz, FRA), 15 ROMAO Alaixys(Louhans-Cuiseaux, FRA), 20 ERASSA Affo(Moulins,
FRA)
Forwards: 4 ADEBAYOR Emmanuel(Arsenal, ENG), 7 SALIFOU Moustapha(Stade
Brest, FRA), 11 MALM
Robert(Stade Brest, FRA), 13 FORSON Richmond(JA Poire sur Vie, FRA), 14 OLUFADE Adekanmi(Al
Sailiya, QAT), 17 MOHAMED KADER(Guingamp, FRA), 18
SENAYA Yao Junior(YF Juventus, SUI)
Probable
lineups:
South Korea (4-3-3)
1-Lee Woon-jae (97-0); 22-Song Chong-gug (51-3), 4-Choi jin-cheul
(62-4), 6-Kim Jin-kyu (23-3), 12-Lee Young-pyo (85-5); 7-Park Ji-sung
(60-5), 5-Kim Nam-il (66-1), 13-Lee Eul-yong (47-3); 14-Lee Chun-soo
(62-7), 9-Ahn Jung-Hwan (61-16), 11-Seol Ki-hyeon (67-13)
Togo (4-4-2):
16-Kossi Agassa (49-0); 2-Dare Nibombe (16-0), 3-Jean-Paul Abalo Dosseh
(65-1), 5-Massamasso Tchangai (34-2), 19-Ludovic Assemoassa (5-0);
8-Kuami Agboh (4-0), 9-Thomas Dossevi (10-1), 10-Cherif Toure-Maman
(39-7), 15-Alaixys Romao (11-0); 4-Emmanuel Adebayor (29-12), 17-Mohamed
Kader Coubadja (46-13)
