International Friendly

South Korea vs Ivory Coast, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly
South Korea
    FT
    0 - 4
    Ivory Coast
    • 35': Evann Guessand
    • 45'+1': Simon Adingra
    • 62': Martial Godo
    • 90'+3': Wilfried Singo

    About

    South Korea are hosting Ivory Coast at Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Emmanuel Agbadou (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 3': Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic).
    • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Foul by Evann Guessand (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 11': Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Seol Young-Woo.
    • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 20': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Seol Young-Woo with a through ball.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Bae Jun-Ho (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 23': Evann Guessand (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Delay in match (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 31': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Kim Jin-Gyu.
    • 33': Evann Guessand (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
    • 35': Goal! Korea Republic 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Evann Guessand (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martial Godo.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Jean Michaël Seri (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Jo Hyeon-Woo (Korea Republic). Assisted by Parfait Guiagon.
    • 38': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Jo Hyeon-Woo.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Agbadou (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jo Hyeon-Woo (Korea Republic). Assisted by Simon Adingra with a cross.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Jo Hyeon-Woo (Korea Republic).
    • 40': Evann Guessand (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Kim Jin-Gyu (Korea Republic).
    • 40': Foul by Cho Yu-Min (Korea Republic).
    • 40': Martial Godo (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Handball by Parfait Guiagon (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 42': Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kim Tae-Hyeon.
    • 43': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Clément Akpa.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
    • 44': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Seko Fofana.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Korea Republic 0, Côte d'Ivoire 2. Simon Adingra (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Parfait Guiagon.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire). Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Korea Republic 0, Côte d'Ivoire 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 0, Côte d'Ivoire 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Han-Beom replaces Cho Yu-Min.
    • 45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Park Jin-Seob.
    • 45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Yang Hyun-Jun replaces Kim Moon-Hwan.
    • 46': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Emmanuel Agbadou.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Paik Seung-Ho (Korea Republic) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Jin-Gyu with a cross.
    • 47': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Evan Ndicka.
    • 48': Clément Akpa (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Yang Hyun-Jun (Korea Republic).
    • 51': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Yang Hyun-Jun.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Jean Michaël Seri (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Parfait Guiagon.
    • 54': Evann Guessand (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
    • 56': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Evan Ndicka.
    • 58': Bae Jun-Ho (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 58': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Kang-In replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
    • 58': Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Gue-Sung replaces Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
    • 58': Substitution, Korea Republic. Son Heung-Min replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
    • 61': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Martial Godo is caught offside.
    • 62': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Seol Young-Woo.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Evann Guessand (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jo Hyeon-Woo (Korea Republic).
    • 62': Goal! Korea Republic 0, Côte d'Ivoire 3. Martial Godo (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 64': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Amad Diallo replaces Martial Godo.
    • 64': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Jean Michaël Seri.
    • 64': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Christ Inao Oulaï replaces Parfait Guiagon.
    • 66': Foul by Lee Han-Beom (Korea Republic).
    • 66': Simon Adingra (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Delay in match (Korea Republic).
    • 71': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hong Hyun-Seok replaces Kim Jin-Gyu.
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 76': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 79': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ousmane Diomande replaces Evan Ndicka.
    • 79': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ghislain Konan replaces Clément Akpa.
    • 79': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Bénie Traoré replaces Simon Adingra.
    • 79': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Singo replaces Guéla Doué.
    • 79': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pépé replaces Seko Fofana.
    • 80': Substitution, Korea Republic. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Seol Young-Woo.
    • 83': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Paik Seung-Ho (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 84': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Yahia Fofana.
    • 84': Eom Ji-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 85': Attempt missed. Eom Ji-Sung (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
    • 87': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Kim Tae-Hyeon.
    • 88': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Amad Diallo is caught offside.
    • 89': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic).
    • 89': Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Emmanuel Agbadou (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Eom Ji-Sung (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Korea Republic 0, Côte d'Ivoire 4. Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amad Diallo following a fast break.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Korea Republic 0, Côte d'Ivoire 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Korea Republic 0, Côte d'Ivoire 4.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 4
    49.3 Possession 50.7
    13 SHOTS 12
    8 ON GOAL 2
    0.6 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    464 Accurate Passes 474
    518 Passes 535
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    10 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    31 Long Balls 26
    14 Accurate Long Balls 10
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 12
    8 Tackles 23
    0.9 Tackle % 0.5
    15 Interceptions 12
    11 Effective Clearances 11
    11 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Stadium MK
    Location: Milton Keynes, England
    Attendance: 5,917

    Line-Ups

    KOR South Korea (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    21 Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK)
    4 Kim Min-Jae
    26 Kim Tae-Hyeon
    14 Cho Yu-Min
    16 Park Jin-Seop
    24 Jin-Gyu Kim
    22 Seol Young-Woo
    15 Kim Moon-Hwan
    18 Oh Hyeon-Gyu
    11 Hwang Hee-Chan
    27 Bae Jun-Ho
    South Korea Substitutes:
    Lee Jae-Sung, Paik Seung-Ho, Kim Seung-Gyu, Eom Ji-Sung, Han-Beom Lee, Kim Ju-Sung, Yang Hyun-Jun, Hyeok-Kyu Kwon, Jens Castrop, Lee Tae-Seok, Lee Kang-in, Song Bum-Keun, Son Heung-Min, Hong Hyun-Seok, Cho Gue-Sung.

    CIV Ivory Coast (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Yahia Fofana (GK)
    21 Evan Ndicka
    20 Emmanuel Agbadou
    13 Clément Akpa
    17 Guela Doué
    4 Jean Michaël Seri
    6 Seko Fofana
    25 Parfait Guiagon
    22 Evann Guessand
    14 Martial Godo
    10 Simon Adingra
    Ivory Coast Substitutes:
    Franck Kessié, Nicolas Pépé, Bénie Traoré, Elye Wahi, Amad, Wilfried Singo, Ghislain Konan, Alban Lafont, Christ Inao Oulaï, Bazoumana Touré, Ousmane Diomande, Mohamed Koné, Odilon Kossounou, Ibrahim Sangaré.

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