SAITAMA — South Korea sent Japan off to the World Cup with plenty to think about after a 2-0 defeat on Monday night.
A crowd of 57,873 arrived at Saitama Stadium to bid farewell to Takeshi Okada's side before it heads to its pre-tournament training camp in Switzerland on Wednesday, with revenge also in the air after losing to the Koreans at the East Asian Football Championship earlier this year.
But instead it was the visitors who claimed local bragging rights again, Manchester United's Park Ji Sung opening the scoring in the sixth minute before Park Chu Young capped a dominant performance with an injury-time penalty.