The Korea Times
Reeling from a humbling loss to Ivory Coast over the weekend, Korea will look for a bounceback performance against Austria this week in their next tuneup match ahead of the summer's FIFA World Cup. Korea and Austria will meet for the very first time at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday (local time), or 3:45 a.m. Wednesday (Korean time). Korea, world No. 22, absorbed a 4-0 loss to 35th-ranked Ivory Coast near London on Saturday. They conceded goals to four different players and struck the goal post three times at the other end. Korean defenders had difficulty keeping speedy and skilled Ivory Coast attackers in check, while their offense lacked flow in the absence of captain Son Heung-min and playmaking midfielder Lee Kang-in in the starting lineup. Son, who has been under the weather since reporting to camp last week, and Lee, who picked up an ankle injury during a recent match for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), were both subbed on in the second half but failed to make an impact. Head coach Hong Myung-bo's team was dealt another injury blow Sunday, as Borussia Monchengladbac
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