The South Koreans are called the Taeguk Warriors and they play tough and scrappy soccer. You can never count out the South Koreans, as Togo and France found out. With Ahn Jang Hwan anything is possible.
Tough soccer and controversies. Frei’s disputed goal was another controversial decision but was keeping with other soccer matches involving South Korea, as in the 2002 World Cup quarterfinal with Italy, with Totti being controversially sent off.
These controversies extend past soccer, with the Apolo Anton Ohno incident in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002. As also the Paul Hamm controversy in the Athens Olympics in 2004.
It maybe just a string of coincidences but the South Koreans do provide their share of intrigue on the international stage.