Group B - Korea Republic

Korea Republic, as they will be 'officially' known during the World Cup, or South Korea, as most of us know them, qualify for their seventh consecutive competition, and hope to repeat the 2002 showing of 4th place.

Having picked a very strong squad, with the majority actually based in South Korea and Japan, the team could do well, and having been placed in a relatively simple group, they should be okay for the 3rd week.

Capital City: Seoul
Captain: Park Ji-Sung
Manager: Huh Jung-Moo
Star Man: Park Chu-Young - should Park perform as well as he could, there could be another move at the end of July to a big club. He's a winger who plays for Monaco, but without his crosses and technical ability, Korea Republic may not go as well as planned. He's also very clever, with an IQ of 150. There's a little nugget for you.
Group Games: Greece (12th June); Argentina (17th June); Nigeria (22nd June)
Adam's Prediction: Should fair reasonably well in their group, and progress to the second round. More than likely won't progress from there though. 2nd in Group B.

Full Squad:
Goalkeepers: Kim Young-Kwang (Ulsan), Lee Woon-Jae (Suwon), Jung Sung-Ryong (Seongnam) 

Defenders: Kim Dong-Jin (Ulsan), Kim Hyung-Il (Pohang), Oh Beom-Seok (Ulsan), Lee Young-Pyo (Al Hilal), Lee Jung-Soo (Kashima Antlers), Cha Du-Ri (SC Freiburg), Cho Yong-Hyung (Jeju), Kang Min-Soo (Suwon) 

Midfielders: Ki Sung-Yong (Celtic), Kim Bo-Kyung (Oita), Kim Nam-Il (Tom Tomsk), Kim Jae-Sung (Pohang), Kim Jung-Woo (Gwangju), Lee Chung-Yong (Bolton), Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United) 

Forwards: Park Chu-Young (AS Monaco), Ahn Jung-Hwan (Dalian Shide), Lee Seung-Ryul (Seoul), Yeom Ki-Hun (Suwon), Lee Dong-Guk (Jeonbuk)