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Sweden faces S. Korea in their first ever World Cup encounter

KUWAIT, June 18 (KUNA) -- Sweden will be playing against South Korea in Group F of the FIFA World Cup in Russia on Monday, their first encounter at a world cup.
Both teams are looking forward to win and co-lead Group F with Mexico, which beat Germany 1-0 in the group opener yesterday.
Sweden Coach Janne Andersson said there were many different ways to score and many different ways you can do it in our way of playing." He told a news conference on eve of the match that "We have worked a little bit more on our attack now in the last few days and I hope that tomorrow (today) it will work and we will score." South Korean coach Shin Taeyong said his players were experienced on big stages around the world, and were ready to face the Swedish fans.
Korea captain Ki Sungyueng said in terms of experience on big stages, Korean players "have the edge over Swedish players.
"We are fully prepared to take advantage of our experiences when we face them on the pitch," he told reporters.
The clash will be held at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. (end) bs