HONG Myungbo’s charges were held to a goalless draw by Palestine in their Group B opener at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Thursday. The Taegeuk Warriors are leaving for Muscat for the encounter with Oman on Tuesday.
Hong had a full strength squad at his disposal in his return to the Korea Republic hot seat in ten years, deploying the likes of SON Heungmin, LEE Kangin and KIM Minjae. SON, in particular, made his 128th appearance for his country, leapfrogging LEE Youngpyo (127 matches) into the third most capped player for Korea Republic. .....


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