Played
August 4, 2012 7:30 PM BST
Millennium Stadium — Cardiff (Caerdydd)
Referee: W. Roldán
Attendance: 70171
August 4, 2012 7:30 PM BST
Millennium Stadium — Cardiff (Caerdydd)
Referee: W. Roldán
Attendance: 70171
Team GB - South Korea Preview: Hosts bid to keep medal hopes alive by extending unbeaten run
After topping the group with two wins and a draw, the home nation go into their quarter-final fixture as slight favourites to progress over Hong Myung Bo's men
By James McManus
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GREAT BRITAIN
Butland Taylor, Richards, Caulker, Bertrand Ramsey, Allen, Giggs, Cleverley Sturridge, Bellamy |
SOUTH KOREA
Jung Yoon, Y Kim, Hwang, C Kim B Kim, Ki, Cheol, Nam Park, Ji |
After topping a potentially tricky group which included the likes of Uruguay and Senegal, Team GB head into their quarter-final tie with a fully fit squad to choose from.
With coach Stuart Pearce having rested captain Ryan Giggs from the side's last game against Uruguay, he should be set to return to the starting line-up with Scott Sinclair expected to make way.
A late check may also need to be made on Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge, who is still thought to be suffering from the effects of his meningitis scare and is far from fully fit.
South Korea coach Hong Myung Bo has no injury or suspension concerns ahead of the game, but they will be looking to improve upon their disappointing 0-0 draw against Gabon in their last run out which helped them seal qualification to the knock-out rounds.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Daniel Sturridge [pictured right] is currently Great Britain's top goalscorer with two.
- Coach Stuart Pearce has won two of his four matches in charge of the side.
- The current Team GB squad has no overseas-based players within it
- On the other hand, South Korea have 10, with three based in Japan, three in England, one in China, one in Scotland, one in Wales and one in Germany.
- In their three games in the tournament to date, South Korea have conceded just one goal, which came against Switzerland in their 2-1 win.
- South Korea have now qualified for the quarter-finals of the Olympics three times. They first reached the last eight back in 1948 when the Games were also in London and then the 2004 Athens Olympics.
- The team's coach, Hong Myung-Bo, was the recipient of the 2002 Fifa World Cup Bronze ball. No other Asian player has ever achieved this feat.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Great Britain U-23 2-0 South Korea Under 23
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Great Britain U-23 2-1 South Korea Under 23
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Great Britain U-23 1-2 South Korea Under 23
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| Olympic Games (OLY) | 4 Aug 2012 | Great Britain U-23 1 - South Korea Under 23 1 |
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| 4 Aug 2012 | Great Britain U-23 1 - South Korea Under 23 1 | OLY |
| 1 Aug 2012 | Great Britain U-23 1 - Uruguay U-23 0 | OLY |
| 29 Jul 2012 | Great Britain U-23 3 - UAE U-23 1 | OLY |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Great Britain U-23 1 - Senegal U-23 1 | OLY |
| 31 Mar 2009 | Great Britain U-23 0 - France U-21 2 | FR |
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| 10 Aug 2012 | South Korea Under 23 2 - Japan Under 23 0 | OLY |
| 7 Aug 2012 | Brazil Under 23 3 - South Korea Under 23 0 | OLY |
| 4 Aug 2012 | Great Britain U-23 1 - South Korea Under 23 1 | OLY |
| 1 Aug 2012 | South Korea Under 23 0 - Gabon U-23 0 | OLY |
| 29 Jul 2012 | South Korea Under 23 2 - Switzerland U-23 1 | OLY |
| 23 | Jack Butland | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Neil Taylor | Defender |
| 3 | Ryan Bertrand | Defender |
| 5 | Steven Caulker | Defender |
| 14 | Micah Richards | Defender |
| 23 | Tom Cleverley | Midfielder |
| 22 | Joe Allen | Midfielder |
| 10 | Aaron Ramsey | Midfielder |
| 16 | Scott Sinclair | Midfielder |
| 23 | Daniel Sturridge | Striker |
| 8 | Craig Bellamy | Striker |
| 13 | Jason Steele | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Craig Dawson | Defender |
| 12 | James Tomkins | Defender |
| 23 | Danny Rose | Midfielder |
| 11 | Ryan Giggs | Midfielder |
| 13 | Jack Cork | Defender |
| 17 | Marvin Sordell | Striker |
| 1 | Sung-Ryong Jung | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Suk-Young Yoon | Defender |
| 22 | Young-Gwon Kim | Defender |
| 12 | Seok-Ho Hwang | Defender |
| - | Chang-Soo Kim | Defender |
| 16 | Sung-Yong Ki | Midfielder |
| 19 | Tae-Hee Nam | Midfielder |
| 13 | Koo Ja-Cheol | Midfielder |
| 15 | Jong-Woo Park | Midfielder |
| 10 | Dong-Won Ji | Striker |
| 10 | Chu-Young Park | Striker |
| 18 | Beom-Young Lee | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Jae-Seok Oh | Defender |
| - | Ki-Hee Kim | Midfielder |
| 7 | Bo-Kyung Kim | Midfielder |
| 8 | Sung-Dong Baek | Midfielder |
| - | Woo-Young Jung | Midfielder |
| 17 | Hyun-Sung Kim | Striker |
| Tom Cleverley | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 23 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clever by name, clever by nature. The Manchester United midfielder has had a huge impact on the fluid and flowing style of Team GB so far and his willingness to carry the ball forward and always offer himself for the pass has been a major bonus.
| Chu-Young Park | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 10 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
He may have been deemed surplus to requirements at Arsenal after a hugely frustrating year-long spell at the club, but the striker appears to be a different player at international level and his busy presence up front should occupy the attentions of both Caulker and Richards at centre-back.
Too much may have been made of Team GB's chances of Olympic gold, but with both Spain and Uruguay out of the tournament, they have a real chance of reaching the latter stages. South Korea have been somewhat static in attack so far and Stuart Pearce's side should have enough quality to see them off.
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Leandro Damião Striker Internacional |
6 | 0 |
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Moussa Konaté Striker Krasnodar |
5 | 0 |
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O. Peralta Striker Santos Laguna |
4 | 0 |
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Giovani dos Santos Striker Mallorca |
3 | 1 |
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Neymar Striker Santos |
3 | 1 |
