Intro:

South Korea face Costa Rica at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday in the first fixture of their US tour.

The Asian nation will also take on Mexico and the United States over an eight-day period.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (Korean) Hong Myung-Bo, South Korea Manager:
Reporter: (Korean) "The team has a low ranking going into the finals, what are your expectations for the World Cup?"
"I don't think the ranking really tells the real truth, the real results. I think how well you prepare for the World Cup really matters for the results of the World Cup."

SOUNDBITE (Korean) Hong Myung-Bo, South Korea Manager: (on having young players on the team).
"The work has already started for us. Because we have a lot of new players to the team, the matter is how the players can appeal to the fans, and how competitive they are in the team and in the world."

SOUNDBITE (Korean) Hong Myung-Bo, South Korea Manager: (on what to expect from this match).
"We have to see the improvement while we play the three matches in this camp, so in the end I want to see improvement from the team, and from the players."