East Asia

The Korean Derby: A Meeting that Goes Way Beyond Football

The Korean Derby: A Meeting that Goes Way Beyond Football

North Korea against South Korea. It can’t get any more tense and interesting than this. It is the South’s first visit to Pyongyang in almost 30 years, this time for a crucial World Cup qualifier. To celebrate this big event, we examined the football history of the the Korean peninsula.

The Unlucky Ones: Uzbekistan and Cúper Wish for a Change of Fortune

Uzbekistan and Hector Cuper are a match made in heaven: A national team that gets close to its goals yet fails every time, and a coach that does exactly the same with his previous teams. Perhaps a double negative will lead to a positive, as the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers is looming.