Korea Republic vs Greece Live
Korea Republic will play against Greece on 12/06 13:00 in Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth
The last time the Greeks took part in a World Cup, they were the last to finish among 24 teams. This time it might not happen since they have a solid chance at advancing. TheGreece national football team represents Greece in international football and the Hellenic Football Federation is its controlling body. Greece spent most of their history in virtual anonymity. It only participated twice in the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, in 1994 and 1980 respectively. While South Korea’s World Cup experience in 2002 where they were co-hosts, they registered a 3-2-2 mark and ended up in fourth surprising. They were 1-11-5 in two other cup competitions.
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is the venue of their match. It is set on the shores of the North End Lake. It is the first stadium dedicated for football in the city or surrounding areas. The stadium is newly-built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It was finished a year prior to the start of the world’s greatest show on earth. This was a major milestone for the city. This Stadium will host the match for third place and a quarter-final in the middle of a total of eight matches during the FIFA World Cup. It has an eye-catching unique roof-structure and a spectacular view, that over looks the North End Lake. Before the construction of the venue, The EPRU Stadium or Eastern Province rugby stadium was the venue of all international football matches. The playing field is made of natural grass with the outer /surrounding area to be artificial turf. The first major test events was the Soweto Derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs. This is the game that attracts a lot of crowds in South Africa.
On record, the two teams played each other only one with Argentina winning over Greece by four goals to zero.
The Korea Republic national football team is Daehanminguk Chukgu Gukgadaepyo-Team. It represents the country in international football competitions. The team, also named South Korea, is acknowledged as KoreaRepublic by FIFA. It is also believed to be Asia’s most victorious national team, since it started at the Summer Olympics of 1948. Being a two-time straight AFC Asian Cup champion, South Korea has gotten involved with seven World Cup final tournaments and happened to be the first and only Asian team to reach the semi-finals. When it co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with Japan, it became qualified for its eighth World Cup final tournament, The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Watch Korea Republic vs Greece Live online on Live Sport Network, the leading source to watch live world cup 2010 action from South Africa on your PC or laptop.
0 comments:
Post a Comment