Advocaat: South Korea can make the last four

SOUTH KOREA coach Dick Advocaat insists his side can make the last four in the World Cup again despite going down 3-1 to Ghana in their final warm-up match at Easter Road in Edinburgh.

In a carnival atmosphere at the home of Hibernian, the impressive Africans took the lead through striker Asamoah Gyan who hit a first-half penalty after Kim Jin-kyu had handled in the box.

However, five minutes after the break Lee Eul-yong drove home an equaliser from distance and for a moment it looked like Advocaat’s side, cheered on by a healthy South Korean support, could take something from the game. However, midfielder Sulley Muntari restored Ghana’s lead with a close-range header in the 62nd minute and Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien’s strike 10 minutes from the end confirmed the Black Stars’ superiority.