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YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — South Korea
was the biggest star on Asia’s biggest day at the
World Cup.
Playing in its sixth Cup finals, the co-host
won for the first time Tuesday when it beat
Poland 2-0 in Busan, South Korea.
In a stadium awash in red and ringing with
the chants and cheers of their fans, the Korean
players put on a soccer display worthy of the
world’s powerhouses.
Striker Hwang Sun-hong, playing in his
fourth World Cup, opened the scoring and Yoo
Sang-chul provided the clincher for the team
that now poses a major threat to keep the
United States from advancing to the second
round.
“We struggled for this and finally made it,”
defender Hong Myung-bo said. “Until today,
we had one aim, to win the game against
Poland. We set another aim here, to prepare
perfectly for the game against the United
States. As we have some time from now, we
will scrutinize the U.S. and beat them.”
The Americans get started Wednesday night
(Wednesday morning EDT) against Portugal,
although key players Clint Mathis (sore knee)
and Claudio Reyna (strained quadriceps) were
uncertain participants.
Malls and public squares around South
Korea were packed with fans watching the
game on giant TV screens. The government
ordered a special train to ensure ticketholders
from the capital of Seoul did not miss out after
flights to Busan were canceled due to fog and
high winds in this southern port city.
In Busan, the noise and chanting continued
inside and outside Asiad Stadium more than an
hour after the Korean squad completed a victo
ry lap. The bulk of the crowd was decked in the
“Red Devils” shirts of the national team.
Tuesday wasn ot quite as successful for the
other co-host, although the Japanese were sat
isfied with their first World Cup point. They
went 0-3 in 1998, but got a thrilling 2-2 tie with
Belgium at Saitama.
Japan fell behind 1-0 when Marc Wilmots
scored on a scissors kick in the 57th minute.
But only two minutes later, the crowd of
55,256 erupted in a leaping sea of blue as
Takayaki Suzuki tied it.
When Januchi Inamoto’s solo effort in the
67th minute gave the home team the lead, the
cheers in Saitama Stadium rose even louder.
Japanese fans banged drums, clapped and
chanted “Nippon, Nippon.” The national flag,
the Hinomaru, was visible in every comer of
the ground and huge banners, including one
reading, “Welcome to Blue Heaven,” fluttered
over one stand.
But in the 75th minute, Peter Van Der
Heyden escaped his defender on the left side to
chip in a shot from the edge of the penalty area.
“We can consider this point as a historic
one, because it’s the first point Japan have
gained in a World Cup,” said Japan’s coach.
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WORLD CUP STANDINGS
Next games - Wednesday, June 5
Russia vs. Tunisia in Kobe, Japan
United States vs. Portugal in Suwon, South Korea
Germany vs. Ireland in Ibaraki, Japan
Group A
Denmark
Senegal
Uruguay
France
W
1
1
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
GF
2
1
1
0
GA
1
0
2
1
Pts
3
3
0
0
Group B
Spain
Paraguay
South Africa
Slovenia
W
1
0
0
0
GF
3
2
2
1
GA
1
2
2
3
Pts
3
1
1
0
Group C
Costa Rica
Brazil
Turkey
China
W
1
1
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
GF
2
2
1
0
GA
0
1
2
2
Pts
3
3
0
0
Group D
South Korea
Portugal
United States
Poland
W
1
0
0
0
T
0
0
o
o
GF
2
0
0
o
GA
0
Pts
3
0
0
0
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Germany
Cameroon
Ireland
Saudi Arabia
W
1
GF
8
GA
0
Pts
3
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Argentina
England
Sweden
Nigeria
W
1
GF
1
GA
0
1
Pts
3
1
Group G
Italy
Mexico
Croatia
Ecuador
W
1
1
0
0
GF
2
1
GA
Pts
3
3
0
0
Group H
Belgium
Japan
Russia
Tunisia
W
0
0
0
0
GF
2
2
0
0
GA Pts
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Philippe Troussier. “I’m satisfied, because
everything is still possible in the next two
matches and I think we have a strong chance
(to advance).”
China, making its World Cup debut under
ex-U.S. coach Bora Milutinovic, lost 2-0 to
another of his former teams, Costa Rica.
Ronald Gomez and Mauricio Wright scored
second-half goals in Gwangju, South Korea.
Costa Rican coach Alexandre Guimaraes,
who played for Milutinovic in the 1990 World
Cup, said it was an honor to coach against his
onetime boss.
“I have very strong feelings,” Guimaraes
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Asia’s fourth team, Saudi Arabia, was roff t ,
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FIFA said Tuesday that Brazil’s Rivi
could face disciplinary action if it is ruled
faked an injury late in the Brazil-Turkey gi
Near the end, Turkey’s Hakan Unsal kick
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pared to take a comer kick. The ball struck
in the thigh, but he collapsed holding his he.
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card of the match and ejected.
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dream was far from reality. This
year’s team continued the down
ward spiral of offense for the
Aggies, who could not hit the
ocean from the beach. A&M I
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conference of l() teams in hittirt
with a .286 batting average and
an anemic 47 home runs.
Outfielder Neal Stephenson
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12 and was the only player to
reach double digits. Compare
these numbers to 1999, when®
players reached double digits in
the HR category.
That kind of production ism
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Big 12, much less in Omaha. Of
the other hand, The University*
Texas was among the league
leaders this year, hitting 59 Ion?
balls and batting .303 as a team
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yet another characteristic to add
to their list of “I’ve nevers’ next
spring: “I’ve never seen a bontm
I’ve never seen a Big 12
Championship in one of the thm
major sports. I’ve never seen
Aggie Alley and I’ve never seen
A&M in a regional.”
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is something that head coach
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