S. Korea routs Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 in pre-World Cup friendly

PROVO, United States — South Korea handled Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 in the first of their two pre-World Cup friendly matches in their U.S. training camp Saturday, with captain Son Heung-min and striker Cho Gue-sung each netting twice. After Son's brace in the first half, world No. 25 South Korea got two from Cho and another from Hwang Hee-chan in the second half against 102nd-ranked Trinidad and Tobago at BYU South Field in Provo, Utah, on the campus of Brigham Young University. South Korea will next play 100th-ranked El Salvador at the same venue at 7 p.m. Wednesday (local time), or 10 a.m. Thursday (South Korean time). The Taegeuk Warriors will open their Group A play at the World Cup against Czechia at 8 p.m. June 11 (local time) in Guadalajara, or 11 a.m. June 12 (South Korean time). They have been training in Utah since mid-May to get acclimated to competing in the high altitude, with two of their three group stage matches scheduled in Guadalajara, also an elevated city. South Korea predictably controlled the match early but chances were few and far between in the opening 30 minutes

Original source: Korea Times