South Korea vs Croatia September 10, 2013

South Korea will go in search of revenge when they take on Croatia in a friendly on Tuesday.

Igor Stimac's side thumped the Taegeuk Warriors the last time that the two sides clashed back in Februrary, powering to a 4-0 win at Craven Cottage thanks to goals from Mario Mandzukic, Darijo Srna, Nikica Jelavic and Mladen Petric.

However, South Korea have since qualified for World Cup 2014, with the 2002 semi-finalists progressing to the tournament in Brazil despite a 1-0 defeat to Iran in their final game in June.

The South Korean men's national football team is gearing up for another friendly match, this time against Croatia, in Jeonju on Tuesday night.
And, we have Steven Choi in the sports center to give us a preview of the match.

Hey guys, last week's FOUR - ONE victory versus Haiti was just the warm-up, while this friendly with Croatia, currently ranked ninth in the world, will be the true test for the ROK and its revamped offense.

If Manager Hong Myung-bo is going for the win, he's sure to insert the trio of Koo Ja-cheol , Son Heung-min , and Lee Chung-yong into the attack.

Like in the match versus Haiti, Koo may shift to attacking midfielder, while Son and Lee play the left and right wings.

Hong Myung-Bo's side will also have home advantage on their side for the game at the Jeonju World Cup stadium and face a Croatia team that has struggled for consistency in recent times.

Stimac's charges are five points adrift of Belgium in their qualification group and appear set to face a play-off for a place in the finals after their 1-1 draw with Serbia on Friday.

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