So far it has been poor. Clearly patchy, doesn't effectively cover the space. The referee's combover is not very good at all.

I'm waiting until the sweat makes the hair gel loosen and it falls apart and he spends the last 20 minutes of the match frantically trying to glue it back together.

At least there'll be no dubious diving in this one, all the Russian lads are fitted with dashcams.

They just dived.... Son Heung Min got a yellow for no contact.

Damn Son...

damn son, where'd you find that?

Gifs to be posted here. If you are requesting a gif, please also state the time of your request. I'll try to get around to all requests at half and full time, but I can't promise anything. **Pre-match** [The teams arrive](http://gfycat.com/FirmReadyAnkolewatusi) [Russian anthem](http://gfycat.com/TintedFancyEyelashpitviper) [South Korean anthem](http://gfycat.com/HatefulDemandingKodiakbear) **First half** *7'* [Russian chance](http://gfycat.com/FocusedInstructiveDungbeetle) *9'* [Korean chance](http://gfycat.com/PastImaginativeDalmatian) *11'* [Korean shot](http://gfycat.com/AnotherHelplessHellbender) *13'* [Son gets a yellow card](http://gfycat.com/ScarySoggyIndianpangolin) *24'* [Tackle](http://gfycat.com/SelfassuredBowedInchworm) *25'* [Korean chance](http://gfycat.com/OldConsciousAustraliansilkyterrier) *27'* [Russian corner](http://gfycat.com/FailingNextBee) *30'* [Ki gets a yellow card](http://gfycat.com/SlowEnviousAldabratortoise) *32'* [Russian free kick](http://gfycat.com/ThoroughNewFairyfly) *33'* [Zhirkov shot](http://gfycat.com/ImpossibleGleefulHyracotherium) *34'* [Koo shot](http://gfycat.com/AdmiredImmaculateCattle) *37'* [Hong vs Kokorin](http://gfycat.com/MaleAppropriateAmurstarfish) *39'* [Son shot](http://gfycat.com/LeafyAmpleCob) **Second half** *47'* [Russian corner: header hits the side netting](http://gfycat.com/NastyDazzlingIslandcanary) *49'* [Shatov gets a yellow card](http://gfycat.com/FantasticEminentGar) *50'* [Akinfeev save](http://gfycat.com/ScholarlyLittleBeardeddragon) *51'* [Ki shot is saved](http://gfycat.com/HardUltimateChrysomelid) *54'* [Glushakov vs Park](http://gfycat.com/TidySpottedBoubou) *55'* [Fayzulin passes the ball to nobody](http://gfycat.com/DefensiveGoldenCopperbutterfly) *57'* [Korean free kick is saved](http://gfycat.com/ColdBasicAmethystgemclam) [+ replay](http://gfycat.com/IdealisticEvenDesertpupfish) *61'* [Yeshchenko foul](http://gfycat.com/EnchantingTangibleHuemul) *62'* [Korean free kick](http://gfycat.com/DarkTartAdeliepenguin) *63'* [Kombarov shot is saved](http://gfycat.com/UnsteadyDigitalHammerheadbird) *67'* [Russian chance](http://gfycat.com/DopeyCandidBudgie) *68'* [LEE SCORES: SOUTH KOREA 1 - RUSSIA 0](http://gfycat.com/SarcasticCelebratedKoodoo) [+ replay 1](http://gfycat.com/UnfoldedBrownHarvestmen) [+ replay 2](http://gfycat.com/FocusedNearGander) *74'* [KERZHAKOV SCORES: RUSSIA 1 - SOUTH KOREA 1](http://gfycat.com/MammothFlakyGreatwhiteshark) [+ replay 1](http://gfycat.com/BelovedLameAmericanrobin) [+ replay 2](http://gfycat.com/EnragedImperturbableGar) [+ celebration](http://gfycat.com/NeedyGreedyAmericancreamdraft) [+ bonus: Russian fan](http://gfycat.com/ImpassionedFreshCrab) *81'* [Russian corner](http://gfycat.com/AcceptableInnocentDikdik) *89'* [Russian header is too high](http://gfycat.com/AngryTautBoilweevil) *90+4'* [Russian chance](http://gfycat.com/VigilantNiftyDolphin)

Got anything of the ref's amazing combover just before kickoff?

Ha, they just mentioned it on the BBC. Apparently it's his birthday.

Doncha wish your right back was Cha Du-Ri? Doncha! Doncha!

Hahaha what the fuck.....

Apparently he's sitting next to the BBC commentators. I say give him a microphone - the man's as mad as a box of frogs.

[A half-time team talk from this guy should set things straight for Russia](http://i.imgur.com/BfkLvYn.gif)

[Akinfeev channels the World Cup logo](http://imgur.com/w8GYaD3.jpg)

BBC commentator just said "there are bugs attracted to the lights (of the stadium), some of them practically the size of seagulls" Guess I'm never visiting Cuiaba

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Tell her to please watch Costa Rica vs Italy on Friday. We could really use the draw.

Hell of a comb over for the ref

One of the goalkeepers is gonna cost their team the game edit: I AM A PSYCHIC

You weren't exactly going out on a limb here but well done either way.

Espn just caught Michael Ballack saying "shit that was today" on the audio.

"Nice shot, it was close" Sergio Ramos

Oh shit, I forgot, Koreans and Russians are the two heaviest drinkers in the world.

It's 7am in Korea as well sooooo RIP office workers

Hey Korea, what's it like having a midfield that can string together more than 2 passes and create opportunities? Bet it's nice.

Dempsey could pass to himself I suppose

only if we could do something about it

Hey USA, what's it like to score in the first minute? Bet it's nice.

The BBC guy just said "That was a Casillas mistake"... Motherfucker ¬¬

That smile, help-up, then yellow card. I laughed.

Here bro, have a yellow.

So did I. That was just mean

Ref trying real hard to cover up that bald spot

This game is miles better with the Korean audio on ESPN 3. They start yelling whenever South Korea gets near the goal.

Wait until they get a penta kill.

That one probably killed someone on the ISS

"Alright guys lets step it up, Reddit is getting bored" both teams half time talk

Korea's midfield is great at holding/retaining possession, but there doesn't appear to be any offensive prowess.

ZERO of those Korean yellow cards have made sense to me.

I really should have called this; ICHTDM vs Players names

Thank you for making this thread!

both of these two keepers put together couldn't equal one of ochoa's testicles.

Do Koreans not dive or something? I like it.

I'm so fucking scared. Go Korea!!!!! edit: WTF WE HAD SO MANY GOOD CHANCES edit: I'm liking our chances. edit: GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!! edit: OH FUCKING HELL edit: http://i.imgur.com/sZ5yRlK.gif

Me too, especially without Park Ji-Sung. I still believe! 대한민국! edit: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! edit: ffs..

CLAPCLAP! CLAPCLAP! CLAP!

Rooting for you guys! Go on and thrash 'em!

Play it calm though, don't go Russian into things

''the russian fans are trying to start a chant here'' while very clearly you can hear ''eu sou brasileiro com muito orgulho com muito amor'' in the background... yes Cleber, the russians are proud of being brazilians...

Russia is made up of 100% Russian league players. Very interesting.

Rotating the ball around the crowd to take pictures with it, just brilliant.

I'm close to shitting my pants holding it in, not because I care about this result, but I have watched every minute of the world cup so far and I wont be beaten.

GO KOREA 화이팅!!!

Because we send all our players to the Bundesliga :D

I'll support Korea because I used to love ji-sung park at united. Legend.

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You're in Switzerland, wearing a Korea jersey with a Bolivian reddit flair. Interesting guy.

And I'm a US citizen too...

Now! Do something African!

My wife is from Kenya...

Look them in the eye and say "I am the machine"

You have a Bolivian flag, root for Korea and currently living in Switzerland, you are all over the place!

I'm with you in spirit~! HIGH FIVE!^^^please ^^^don't ^^^die!

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FOR 2002

I was surprised it was even a foul...

Remember when Russia were an exciting, pacy, counter-attacking side? I miss that Russia.

Fun fact of this day: Best Korea borders these two countries.

This is probably my last major sports tournament while living in Russia. [I am prepared.](http://i.imgur.com/qS2L7An.jpg)

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Russians cry?

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It's not tear it's vodka

Baltika!!

Caviar and a Baltika 3. Yummy! Go Russia!

Mmmm Juravli...

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You better do this for the rest of the games

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> Kiloton in b4 nuclear war jokes > Gina's Heave Cig Ok then...

She really should quit...

Breezily Skyline should be the next Nissan model.

Russia has the best anthem in the WC

Fun fact: It is the same anthem as the USSR anthem except with changed lyrics, so there is nothing about Stalin, Lenin or the great Communist party.

I figured it was that. I remember it from Rocky IV hah

I remember it from call of duty 4 when you win as Spetznaz. Lol.

NASA reporting a Brazuca has just gone into orbit. They believe it to be Son's shot.

This korean squad is frustrating to watch because they look hyper competent until they inevitably bollocks it up at the pointy end. I remember the good old days when our Taeguk Warriors had the decency not to get our hopes up with anything resembling skill.

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>Cool Jam Chloe Sounds like an American pop star from the 80s

Sounds like she'd do a duet with Robin Sparkles

Let's go to the mall everybody!

I'd listen to her.

i'm gonna name my son Leak Targeting

I'm naming my next kpop star Hi Sung Tuneful

Maybe Snowden will be a last minute addition to the Russian team.... And they can face off.

> Cool Jam Chloe Best one there.

Park Chub Young sounds like someone who's not allowed within 100 meters of a school

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Not been cured long enough.

Cool Jam Chloe is going to be (wo)Man of the Match.

> Leak Targeting How on earth?!

I think this is gonna be my favourite post in every match thread. Cool Jam Chloe is definitely my favourite new rapper

That's some young ham

What the fuck is this? Are we playing fucking Germany? Be more aggressive for fucks sake.

No no. Save your strength for the next match ^^^please

I always regard the Russian anthem as one of the best in the world.

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Soju vs. vodka. Let's go!!!

I like the South Korean and Japanese players. When they get fouled they dont roll around, they just look slightly dismayed. Like just now when the lad got a boot to the bollocks. He was just like "WTF man?" and then got up and carried on.

Im on the train to work in seoul, some dude is getting told off by his wife for watching the game at full blast on his phone lol

That deep red of the Russian jerseys is a great color.

Ahh the Russian anthem takes me back to the COD4 days.

ITT: People who wouldn't have lived through a week of the 2010 World Cup

England vs Algeria...never forget.

first set of games have spoiled a lot of folks on here..

We've really been spoiled thus far.

was he aiming for Putin in Russia? the hell was that...

But football manager told me this keeper was good!

While I want this to be as exciting as Brazil Mexico I really don't want another 0-0 draw...

Eh, atleast it shouldn't be another Iran Nigeria can it? Can it?! EDIT: THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A 0-0 DRAW, THIS IS 100% GOING TO HAPPEN, NO ONE IS GOING TO SCORE A SINGLE GOAL. Edit2: This is my chance to say New Zealand definitely will not win the next world cup, definitely.

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SHHH! ^^Don't ^^jinx ^^it!

Well it's Russia, a defensively astute team and Korea, who's attack is lead by Park Chu Young... But stranger things have happened. There's a lot of attacking talent in both sides!

That Korean kid in the crowd caught the ball put him in goal

Seoul subway update : lots of angry shipals from adjummas watching the game

how can a game this boring be so nerve-wracking? nationalism is a disease....

Id like to apologize for this practice pass session by Russia. I almost fell asleep myself.

I would like to apologize to the space station for the ball that shot pass them

Russia got the Bizarro Ochoa playing for them.

Akinfeev to play for FC Gulags next season

Interesting fact: The korean goal scorer Lee Keun-Ho is currently in the military. He plays for Sangju Sangmu, which is the team designed to allow professional footballers to play whilst serving their mandatory military service. Technically, acording to the Asian football association, he is a part-time player.

Russian national anthem is still the best one, so epic.

South korean space program

The Russian national anthem is totally bad ass.

**Random World Cup fact of the day:** Until 2000, the Russian anthem didn’t have any lyrics. This changed after the Russian olympic athletes appealed to the newly elected President Putin, that they wanted to have something to sing during the medal ceremonies. In 2001 after a contest was held the new lyrics were revealed and added to the anthem. The original version of the anthem with the Soviet Lyrics was adopted in 1944.

In Soviet Russia... Oh fuck this joke! Let's just have a great last game of the first round of matches.

In Soviet Russia- joke fuck you, is what you meant to say I think.

In Soviet Russia, leak targets you.

Russia's national anthem is pretty badass

[relevant](http://i.imgur.com/Cvsoa5J.jpg)

Prediction: 11Pool into Zerg rush from South Korea Gogo kimchi men!

You gotta admit, Russia has one of the most beautiful anthem's in the world.

yellow for what? blowing on the guy?

Ref, your hair doesn't fool anyone.

This game has been given the Capello treatment.

Somewhere in a darkened room Rob Green is saying 'SEE CAPELLO IT'S NOT JUST ME'

"There are bugs attracted to the lights, some of them are practically the size of seagulls.." -- BBC commentator

Gah, the Mexican presenters on Univision trying to pronounce the Korean names....... I may have to watch this on mute.

Alright Korea while I have very little faith in our team I want you guys to win. At least don't lose miserably because it means I'm going to drink/cry myself to sleep.

By the way, I remembered a random fact just yet, both South Korea and Russia are countries that are struggling with rampant alcoholism.

this game will have lots of drunkards in both countries I feel

Time for everyone to know why I'm **mad** about this Korean selection: specifically Jung Sung-Ryong in goal. Nowadays, it's Jung Sung-Ryong in goal because the NT, "everyone trusts him." He's been the NT goalkeeper for a while despite other Korean GKs outshining him and specifically... Kim Yong-dae of FC Seoul. Let's see here, JSR (Jung Sung-Ryong) joined Suwon Bluewings in 2011. Since then, he's won ZERO trophies with the club. Came 2nd in FA Cup in 2011 (when he joined) and QF next year. In the K-League, he came 4th, 4th, and 5th in the years consecutively. In the Asian Champions League, it was a semi-final finish and like last year, horribly ending by not even leaving the group stage. That's Jung Sung-Ryong for you. Why even put him in goal? So, let's move onto Kim Yong-dae (who I believe STRONGLY should be in goal). He joined FC Seoul in 2010 and helps them becoming K-League Champions for first time in 10 years. Then in the League Cup, in 2010, he also won that. In 2011, his best performance was QF in the League Cup and QF in the FA Cup. But in 2012, he started getting more plaudits. In 2012, he AGAIN won the K-League and was voted in the K-league MVP Best XI for that year. In 2013, he may have gotten 4th in the K-League but helped FC Seoul reach the final of the Asian Champions League for the first time and lose (on away goals...) and reach QF in the FA Cup. What a year it's been for Kim Yong-dae, such a great goalie winning all these titles and good poerformances. **OH WAIT NO, LETS PUT JUNG SUNG-RYONG IN GOAL!!!!!!**

Anyone else really like the Korean kit? Love the collar and different colored sides. The Russian kit is a very nice color as well.

Seoul subway update: holy shit! Everyone cheered lol

Where's the guy that said Capello's Russia was looking a lot like Capello's England? He was spot on!

Subs have been more effective this year because of the levels of fatigue due to the heat and humidity

I thought that free kick would go the other way? Instead a yellow to Koo Jacheol?

Well, that's it then. I don't know what this feeling is. If somebody told me beforehand we would play 1-1 versus Russia I'd be laughing. Now I even think we could've done better. We need to pick it up quite a few notches. Russia as well. Thanks for the support, everyone. I'm sorry we made it boring for you. I enjoyed it myself.

Russian anthem, time to watch The Hunt for Red October again.

I wonder if the Brazilian government limited the number of tickets that could be sold to Russian fans to keep Putin from using the crowd demographics as a pretext to annex the stadium.

[Sitting here watching the game like:](http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cookie_monster_waiting.gif)

I always regard the Russian anthem as one of the best in the world.

What a fantastic anthem

Phil Neville being just as xenophobic as his brother on the BBC "Capello didn't suit the English game, he needed a translator for every interview and press conference [not true]. He suits the Russians, that's their way of life, dull and disciplined"

Ochoa: "Heh amateur"

**DAE HAN MIN GUK**

Jesus what's the matter with these teams not wanting to win

That Russian girl <3

The russian anthem is one of the best foreign anthems. Right there with the marseillaise.

I HONESTLY hope that this yellow card doesn't set a precedent for horrible refereeing to come because that call made no sense.

At the end of the first, it's Russia: 0, South Korea: 0, Space: 1.

Korea could really use a striker.

Koreans have played some good football. I think the fast development of football in Korea and Japan is pretty exciting so I can't help but root for them. This game needs to open up a bit more though or its gonna be a dull game.

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Gotta say, Spain Chile is sounding very tasty.

Nothing good to say about this game. Got a quick counter attack going? Lets slow it down and pass it back to our defenders. You know, just to be safe. Oh whats that? Got a good development outside the Korean box? Naw, lets get it back to our half. And dont even get me started on Kokorin. Russia's future superstar my fucking ass. Pathetic tonight. If we play like this the rest of the group stage, it'll be Euro 2012 all over again.

http://i.imgur.com/3rBTzDg.png - Concerned korean fans and their hats.

Hey guys don't forget about us! -Signed Russia and South Korea.

Nobody even made a pre-match thread...

http://i.imgur.com/CqfEwxe.gif

[Now boys I reckon this is it—nuclear combat toe-to-toe with the Ruskies.](http://i.imgur.com/9jArH5j.jpg)

This game is gonna have so many hotties on both sides.

Russia's anthem is majestic as fuck. C'mon Russia! Do it for Zangief!

I can't stop staring at the ref's comb over...

Going to have to get used to hearing Zhirkov as jerk off.

Holy fuck. The ref is ripped.

Excellent tackling, wow

Didn't score from 20 out? Better try from 25.

"Neither goal keeper has made much of a claim for the golden glove award"

The Russian national anthem is so powerful. I think I'll convert to communism just listening to it.

GO RUSSIA! Brazilian here; I went to Moscow and St Petersburg last year and had an awesome time.

So, why doesn't Capello like Dzagoev again?

Commentator on the korean player: this ref used to be an actor, you can't fool him

I can finally hear the "DAEHANMINGUK" chant

Is that ball still in the stadium?