Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Captain Son Heung-min 'proud' of youngsters for encouraging showing vs. Paraguay

With their 2-0 win over Paraguay in a friendly match Tuesday night in Seoul, just four days after a demoralizing 5-0 defeat to Brazil, Korean players made Son Heung-min a proud captain.

2025-10-15

Korea defeat Paraguay in men's football friendly

Korea scored a goal apiece in each half to defeat Paraguay 2-0 in their men's football friendly match in Seoul on Tuesday, a nice bounce-back effort after a lopsided loss to Brazil last week.

2025-10-15

Low attendance for Korea's friendly may stem from poor performance vs. Brazil

Despite featuring all three of Korea’s top football stars — Son Heung-min of LAFC, Lee Kang-in of Paris Saint-Germain and Kim Min-jae of Bayern Munich — Korea’s friendly against Paraguay on Tuesday evening appears unlikely to sell out.

2025-10-14

Korea looks toward Paraguay match after heavy loss to Brazil

The Korean men's national football team will look for a rebound against Paraguay this week in Seoul after getting embarrassed by Brazil at home last week. Korea, ranked 23rd, will host 37th-ranked Paraguay at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

2025-10-13

Paraguay hold young Taeguk Warriors to draw in U-20 World Cup, clouding route to knockout stage

Korea ended their second group stage match at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup with a 0-0 draw with Paraguay on Tuesday, leaving the young Taeguk Warriors' path to the round of 16 unclear.

2025-10-01

Paraguay recalls ambassador to Brazil and suspends dam talks over espionage revelations

Paraguay announced Tuesday that it was recalling its ambassador to Brazil a day after Brazilian authorities acknowledged that their country's intelligence agency spied on Paraguayan officials in 2022.

2025-04-02

Korea-led $597 million light rail project in Paraguay canceled over cost dispute

Korea's plan to construct a light rail system in Paraguay has fallen through due to contractual disputes over cost adjustments.

2024-09-09

Korea, Paraguay sign economic partnership agreement on trade and investment

Korea and Paraguay have signed an economic partnership agreement on trade and investment, marking the second country in South America's Mercosur bloc to clinch such a deal, officials said Friday.

2024-08-23

Land Minister meets incoming Paraguayan president

Land Minister Won Hee-ryong met with incoming Paraguayan President Santiago Pena Palacios and discussed Korean companies' participation in the South American country's light rail project, Won's office said Tuesday.

2023-08-15

Korea battle to 2-2 draw in tough matchup with Paraguay

Korea came from behind to draw 2-2 with Paraguay at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, Gyeonggi on Friday as a revamped Taeguk Warriors struggled to adapt to contain the speedy South American side.

2022-06-10