{"id":3861,"date":"2017-05-27T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T03:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/?p=3861"},"modified":"2017-05-28T02:04:03","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T17:04:03","slug":"photos-hosts-south-korea-lost-no-1-spot-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2017\/05\/27\/photos-hosts-south-korea-lost-no-1-spot-england\/","title":{"rendered":"IN PHOTOS: Hosts South Korea lost No. 1 spot to England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3862\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0001-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Korean football fans hang a banner reading \u201cPray for Manchester\u201d to show their condolences for the victims of the recent terror attack in Manchester at Suwon World Cup Stadium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3863\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0005-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">England head coach Paul Simpson said that he knew South Korea would come up with different tactics against them, but they did not change their style.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3866\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0008-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Having beaten Argentina and drawn against Guinea, England needed just a point against South Korea to book their place in the knockout rounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3864\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0006-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Surprisingly, Korea head coach Shin Tae-yong left two key attacking figures &#8211; Lee Seung-woo and Paik Seung-ho &#8211; on the bench at the start of the match. Instead, Shin deployed 194-centimeter-tall defender Lee Jung-moon for the first time this tournament so that he could counter England&#8217;s tall and powerful players.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3865\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0007-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The hosts already made their way to the round of 16 after beating Guinea 3-0 and edging out Argentina 2-1 in their first two matches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3871\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0023-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lim Min-hyeok fired the first salvo for South Korea in the opening minute, taking a hard shot from a sharp angle from the left that was parried away by goalkeeper Freddie Woodman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3868\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0016-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Cho Young-wook (left) fights for the ball against England\u2019s 190-centimeter-tall Dael Fry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3867\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0015-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Both teams ended the first half with no goal scored.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3870\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0019-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The big crowd cheered for the young Taeguk Warriors so it was the difficulty for England to withstand that pressure and then get the opening goal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3873\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0024-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Captain Lee Sang-min got a shot off with Woodman well out of position, but Jonjoe Kenny cleared the ball out of harm&#8217;s way just before it crossed the goal line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3874\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0026-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Video Assistant Referee was called into action for a potential stamp by Lee You-hyeon, but after nearly three minutes,\u00a0the officials decided not to take any action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3875\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0028-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">GOAL! Kierran Dowell swept in 11 minutes after the break from club team-mate Jonjoe Kenny&#8217;s cross to win the game for Paul Simpson&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3876\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0036-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Korea applied pressure in the closing stages but Jeong Tae-wook spurned their best chance when he shot straight at Woodman from the penalty spot<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3877\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0038-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">England won Group A with seven points, one more than Korea. The team are looking forward to meeting a relatively easy opponent in the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-mh-magazine-content wp-image-3878\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/KOREA-vs-ENGLAND_170526_0040-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">As Group A runners-up, South Korea will next face No. 2 team from Group C &#8211; where Zambia, Portugal, Costa Rica and Iran compete &#8211; in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, on 30 May. Shin said his next opponent is expected to be Portugal or Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Korean football fans hang a banner reading \u201cPray for Manchester\u201d to show their condolences for the victims of the recent terror attack in Manchester at Suwon World Cup Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":3865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[825,204,674,70],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3861"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}