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News South Korea » Sports: 20-member South Korean national team finalized for '2026 Esports Championship Asia' opening in Jinju on the 24th

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/20-member-south-korean-national-team-finalized-for-2026-esports-championship-asia-opening-in-jinju-on-the-24th/ar-AA2107IG
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Source: Korea e-Sports Association On April 16, the Korea e-Sports Association announced the 20 candidates selected to represent South Korea at the '2026 Esports Championship Asia (ECA2026),' which ...

News South Korea » Sports: South Korea World Cup 2026 squad: Hong Myung-bo's last selection ahead of the World Cup

News channel or source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/south-korea-world-cup-2026-145217297.html
Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

The South Korea World Cup 2026 squad is taking shape after the last round of friendlies before the final squad is named. The Taegeuk Warriors have qualified for every tournament since 1986, with a ...

News South Korea » Sports: Sport or study? South Korea divided over student-athlete rules

News channel or source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/sport-or-study-south-korea-divided-over-student-athlete-rules
Published on: Sunday 05 April 2026

More than 80 per cent of student-athletes supported abolishing or revising the system. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

News South Korea » Sports: The South Korean star who caused outrage by eliminating Italy from the World Cup

News channel or source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/south-korean-star-caused-outrage-162100319.html
Published on: Monday 13 April 2026

Ahn Jung-hwan was the first South Korea international to play in Serie A, but Perugia refused to make his move permanent in 2002, after he had eliminated Italy from the World Cup with a famous ...

News South Korea » Sports: Austria 1-0 South Korea Highlights, FIFA International Friendly 2026: AUT Ride Marcel Sabitzer Magic To Victory

News channel or source: https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/football/austria-vs-south-korea-live-score-fifa-international-friendly-march-2026-aut-v-kor-updates-highlights
Published on: Tuesday 31 March 2026

Austria Vs South Korea Highlights, FIFA International Friendly 2026: Macel Sabitzer;s lone goal helps AUT register first-ever win over Taegeuk Warriors at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on Tuesday ...

News South Korea » Sports: South Korea baseball forced to calculate 'possible scenarios' again

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/sports/baseball/south-korea-baseball-forced-to-calculate-possible-scenarios-again/ar-AA1XLKkU
Published on: Sunday 08 March 2026

South Korean baseball, which opened the era of 12 million spectators in the KBO League last year and achieved a box office hit, has once again faced the crisis of being eliminated in the first round ...

News South Korea » Sports: Indonesia to South Korea: Asian Nations' FIFA World Cup Saga

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/fifa_world_cup/indonesia-to-south-korea-asian-nations-fifa-world-cup-saga/vi-AA20Z4LA
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Trace Asian teams' journey in the FIFA World Cup, from Indonesia's 1938 debut to South Korea's 2002 semi-final milestone, looking to have strong representation.

News South Korea » Sports: Chang Ung, North Korean ex-IOC member who brokered Olympic joint marches with South, dies

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/chang-ung-north-korean-ex-ioc-member-who-brokered-olympic-joint-marches-with-south-dies/ar-AA1ZStHr
Published on: Tuesday 31 March 2026

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Chang Ung, a former North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee who once led sports exchanges with rival South Korea, including joint marches of their athletes ...

News South Korea » Sports: Sport or study? Korea divided over student athlete rules

News channel or source: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10710838
Published on: Sunday 05 April 2026

South Korea is grappling with a growing divide over student athletes, as sports groups push to ease academic requirements while civic groups warn against weaken ...