South Korea against Poland

Ahn Jung-Hwan gets a header in, but that one's wide of the near post

They have another corner, which Lee Chun-Soo will take

Time ticking away and - barring a wildly unlikely comeback - South Korea can start celebrating

Lee Chun-Soo floats in a cross, which is too long to cause any problems and is easily taken by Dudek

From the corner, Lee Eul-Young tries an ambitious long-range shot which is blocked... Swierczewski is booked for another frustrated Poland challenge

More great work from Chong-Gug - he frees Ahn Jung-Hwan, whose low effort brings out a good stop from Dudek

Another free-kick from Poland, and this time it's Song Chong-Gug's turn to clear

When the ball comes back in, a good punch by keeper Woon-Jae stops Olisadebe from getting a header

Kim Nam-Il makes sure they don't with a decisive header away

Ten minutes to go, and Poland have the chance to create some danger with a free-kick near the penalty area...

A whisker away from 3-0, and Hajto's frustration shows with a niggling challenge which earns the Pole a yellow card

Ahn Jung-Hwan fires in a low shot which skids wide with Dudek in trouble

Another fine break from the co-hosts: slick and incisive passing...

Olisadebe makes a bit of room on the edge of the box... Hajto takes the ball on, but is penalised for a foul

Poland are showing no animation even at this late stage, although they're gifted a throw by a slice into touch

The final shot, however, fails to trouble Dudek and we're just about into the game's final 15 minutes

...but they're soon on the back foot again as South Korea string together more crisp passing

South Korea clear a good Kryszalowicz cross: he showed good skill to make that chance

Zewlakow tries another shot, which flies over the top. Another disappointing moment from a side who just haven't played today

Zewlakow hits it - Park Ji-Sung broke early from the wall and is booked for his pains. Poland must take it again

Soon, it's followed by a free-kick. This one is 25 yards out and well within shooting range...

A rare decent Poland cross - a very decent clearing header by Hong Myung-Bo. Poland's second corner... but it creates no threat

...it's cleared, but South Korea have the ball back again and they are keeping possession with assurance, style and confidence

Poland deal with it, but Ahn Jung-Hwan comes straight back to win his side's eighth corner of the game

Seol Ki-Hyun starts a move which Swierczewski ends with a blatant piece of shirt-tugging... free-kick, and South Korea race forward again

Lee Woon-Jae, who has hardly had anything to do throughout this game, claims well

Dangerous free-kick for Poland, wide on the right...

Another Poland change - off goes the disappointing Kaluzny, and on comes Marcin Zewlakow

Backheels and flicks now from South Korea... Lee Chun-Soo races into the area and hits the side-netting from a difficult angle

Amid all that, the corner comes to nothing... Poland move forward, but it's lumbering stuff. What's happened to the assurance they often showed in qualifying?

Lee Chun-Soo is his replacement - he gets an ecstatic welcome from the fans

Zewlakow the player who stopped him... in the meantime, Yoo Sang-Chul is grounded and Korea will have to make another switch

Park Ji-Sung makes a fine run down the right for South Korea, and wins another corner

And with half an hour remaining, this is shaping up to be a great day for the co-hosts

Still a phenomenal amount of noise inside the stadium - it's driving South Korea on

Poland win a throw inside the South Korea half. As befits their performance so far, it doesn't take them long to lose the ball

Lee Eul-Young is struck by a clearance in a delicate place - he gets back to his feet eventually, but that can't have been nice

Dudek races to the edge of his area to thwart substitute Ahn Jung-Hwan, and Poland are in an absolute state of disarray

Hajto's feeble effort following a messy free-kick merely accentuates the point

Poland looked likely to struggle with coming back from a 1-0 deficit: it's very hard to see them getting anything now they're two down

Cue more delirium among the red-shirted ranks of South Korea's supporters. The lead in no way flatters their team

...it's an absolute cracker from just outside the box - Dudek gets a touch but can't stop the ball flying into the net. It's 2-0 South Korea!

South Korea have another free-kick soon afterwards - Yoo Sang Chul takes it on and will size up a shot...

Choi Jun-Chul is limping after a challenge - looks like he should be OK to continue, though. In the meantime, Olisadebe is caught offside

There's a change for Poland as well: Jacek Bak is taken off and Tomasz Klos comes on

Goalscorer Hwang Sun-Hong goes off to a tremendous ovation, and Ahn Jung-Hwan replaces him

This corner brings a Poland free-kick following a push... South Korea are to make a change...

Park Ji-Sung hits an excellent volley - and Dudek makes a smart save to tip it over the bar. So nearly a second goal for South Korea...

Another deep cross soon follows - and Waldoch is forced to head it behind for a corner

Hwang Sun-Hong puts the pressure on as South Korea knock the ball deep into the Polish area: Poland, though, deal with that

Poland move down the left, but Olisadebe is unable to get to the cross. When the ball comes back in, Kaluzny concedes a free-kick

South Korea make a bright start, pressuring down the left but failing to make anything of it

Poland have made a half-time change - the ineffective Zurawski is off and Pavel Kryszalowicz comes on

His cross is too long - and it's also the final action of an entertaining first half. South Korea are 1-0 up: and they totally deserve to be

Zurawski tries to turn on the edge of the area: South Korea snap in and move forward quickly through the excellent Ki-Hyun

Another long ball towards Olisadebe - too long, and keeper Woon-Jae takes charge

With the first half drawing towards its conclusion, South Korea put together a neat move. The final cross, though, just eludes the waiting Seol Ki-Hyun

That seems to be Poland's only tactic at the moment - and South Korea aren't having any problems nullifying it

Jun-Chul is on the spot as another long ball drops into the South Korea penalty area

Olisadebe threatens after a one-two on the right: again, however, the defending is excellent and the danger is snuffed out

Choi Jun-Chul gives away a free-kick inside his own half - from it, Poland promptly return the favour

Zewlakow produces a menacing cross: South Korea stand firm at the back and Olisadebe concedes a free-kick as he tries to regain possession

Jacek Bak is down after a strong challenge - South Korea play on, but the offside flag stops them in their tracks

The only question for South Korea is whether or not they can turn their dominance into a bigger lead

Surely the Poles can't play this badly for an entire game?

Free-kick to Poland on halfway: it's totally aimless. Kaluzny tries in vain to make something of it before the ball drifts away for a goal-kick

...and South Korea will be more than happy with their high-octane efforts so far

Olisadebe looks to be Poland's only dangerous player at the moment - they've been desperately flat

Out of the blue, Olisadebe makes a fine break down the right and produces a dangerous low cross which is just - but only just - scraped out of harm's way

The chance to escape presents itself and is spurned - Park Ji-Sung steps in and moves forward before being dispossessed

The co-hosts are really upping the pressure now - it's yet another corner, and Poland can hardly get out of their own penalty area

Seol Ki-Hyun races after an excellent ball down the right, and the end result is another corner

It's swung in dangerously - but Dudek isn't dithering and plucks the ball out of the air

At the moment, they're struggling to do anything right and Waldoch is forced to concede a corner

Delirium all around... disappointing Poland will have to raise their game now

...but back come South Korea, and Hwang Sung-Hong produces a superb first-time finish from a low cross. The co-hosts lead 1-0 - and the crowd are going wild!

Another South Korea free-kick: Chong-Gug swings it in and the Poles get it clear

Olisadebe, though, always looks capable of causing danger: he runs at the South Korean defence, but is well challenged

We haven't really seen a great deal from Poland - the co-hosts are having the better of things, but clear chances are thin on the ground

Ji-Sung attempts another pass forward - it's too long again and Poland have the ball

...it's hit way too deep and an unchallenged Dudek claims with no difficulty

Free-kick to them, wide on the left and near half-way...

Olisadebe flicks on, but South Korea pick that one off easily enough and they're beginning to find more confidence in their passing

...and almost the cue for celebratory bedlam that this crowd is waiting for

...only as far as Yoo Sang-Chul, who shoots low and from distance. It's narrowly wide of the mark: an excellent strike

Myung-Bo is on the ball in midfield: Ki-Hyn crosses and Zewlakow clears...

Kim Nam-Il sees his attempted ball forward intercepted, and Poland just clear it aimlessly in the opposite direction

Myung-Bo looks to change that, sparking some short passing which releases Ki-Hyun down the left. He gets the cross all wrong, and it's out of play

South Korea on the ball again - but again they can't retain possession and play is flitting from end to end

Swierczewski tries his luck with a skidding low shot - it flashes well wide of Woon-Jae's goal

It's deflected behind, and the follow-up cross is eventually cleared. An entertaining, slightly harem-scarem first 15 minutes here

Song Chong-Gug chases a long ball forward and throws himself to the ground when he fails to get there... play goes on and Seol Ki-Hyun gets a shot in

It sparks a bit of a mad scramble, and when the ball falls to Kaluzny he can only steer his shot over the top

The dangerous Olisadebe gets into the area - and Kim Tae-Yung produces a superb saving challenge. Corner...

More good defending denies him any time and room. South Korea break away, and the ball finally deflects to Dudek

A great chance - at the other end, here comes Olisadebe for Poland...

Seol Ki-Hyun gets his head to the ball, but it's straight at keeper Dudek

Hong Myung-Bo comes forward in a stylish run - he strikes a shot from distance and it deflects behind for a corner...

Park Ji-Sung makes a superb interception to stop a Poland attack in its tracks, and gets an ear-splitting cheer for his troubles

It's Chong-Gug's ball in - Poland head it clear, and a follow-up effort from distance is wild and disappears towards the stands

Chong-Gug takes it, and a Zewlakow foul brings a free-kick in an excellent crossing position

Kim Nam-Il gets there, and his side have a throw near the Poland area - can they create some danger here?

Poland have the greater incision so far, and they win another throw inside the co-hosts' half

A worrying moment for South Korea, who have yet to really get the ball and start playing it around

From it, they win another - a low cross flies towards Kozminski, who is just unable to convert

Song Chong-Gug is crowded out as he tries to move forward, and Poland take the ball on and win a throw

Free-kick to Poland - the crowd aren't happy with that decision. All it results in is a South Korea goal-kick, though

That would have brought a hush to the best atmosphere so far - the best by an absolute mile

Back come Poland - Olisadebe frees Krzynowek inside the area, but he slices his shot wide from a great position

And Poland concede an early free-kick for a foul on Nam-Il... it's cleared

Kim Nam-Il plays one down the flanks for the co-hosts, but Poland usher it into touch

Poland will get us under way - there's a massive noise. Poland play it forward, but it's with South Korea keeper Lee Woon-Jae

This is great, let's hope the game lives up to it

South Korea's national anthem is being sung at maximum volume humanly possible by rather a lot of people - the stands are a sea of red

For almost the first time in the World Cup so far, there's not a spare seat to be had... the co-hosts are opening their campaign, and the atmosphere is superb

The final shot, however, fails to trouble Dudek and we're just about into the game's final 15 minutes

...but they're soon on the back foot again as South Korea string together more crisp passing

South Korea clear a good Kryszalowicz cross: he showed good skill to make that chance

Zewlakow tries another shot, which flies over the top. Another disappointing moment from a side who just haven't played today

Zewlakow hits it - Park Ji-Sung broke early from the wall and is booked for his pains. Poland must take it again

Soon, it's followed by a free-kick. This one is 25 yards out and well within shooting range...

A rare decent Poland cross - a very decent clearing header by Hong Myung-Bo. Poland's second corner... but it creates no threat

...it's cleared, but South Korea have the ball back again and they are keeping possession with assurance, style and confidence

Poland deal with it, but Ahn Jung-Hwan comes straight back to win his side's eighth corner of the game

Seol Ki-Hyun starts a move which Swierczewski ends with a blatant piece of shirt-tugging... free-kick, and South Korea race forward again

Lee Woon-Jae, who has hardly had anything to do throughout this game, claims well

Dangerous free-kick for Poland, wide on the right...

Another Poland change - off goes the disappointing Kaluzny, and on comes Marcin Zewlakow

Backheels and flicks now from South Korea... Lee Chun-Soo races into the area and hits the side-netting from a difficult angle

Amid all that, the corner comes to nothing... Poland move forward, but it's lumbering stuff. What's happened to the assurance they often showed in qualifying?

Lee Chun-Soo is his replacement - he gets an ecstatic welcome from the fans

Zewlakow the player who stopped him... in the meantime, Yoo Sang-Chul is grounded and Korea will have to make another switch

Park Ji-Sung makes a fine run down the right for South Korea, and wins another corner

And with half an hour remaining, this is shaping up to be a great day for the co-hosts

Still a phenomenal amount of noise inside the stadium - it's driving South Korea on

Poland win a throw inside the South Korea half. As befits their performance so far, it doesn't take them long to lose the ball

Lee Eul-Young is struck by a clearance in a delicate place - he gets back to his feet eventually, but that can't have been nice

Dudek races to the edge of his area to thwart substitute Ahn Jung-Hwan, and Poland are in an absolute state of disarray

Hajto's feeble effort following a messy free-kick merely accentuates the point

Poland looked likely to struggle with coming back from a 1-0 deficit: it's very hard to see them getting anything now they're two down

Cue more delirium among the red-shirted ranks of South Korea's supporters. The lead in no way flatters their team

...it's an absolute cracker from just outside the box - Dudek gets a touch but can't stop the ball flying into the net. It's 2-0 South Korea!

South Korea have another free-kick soon afterwards - Yoo Sang Chul takes it on and will size up a shot...

Choi Jun-Chul is limping after a challenge - looks like he should be OK to continue, though. In the meantime, Olisadebe is caught offside

There's a change for Poland as well: Jacek Bak is taken off and Tomasz Klos comes on

Goalscorer Hwang Sun-Hong goes off to a tremendous ovation, and Ahn Jung-Hwan replaces him

This corner brings a Poland free-kick following a push... South Korea are to make a change...

Park Ji-Sung hits an excellent volley - and Dudek makes a smart save to tip it over the bar. So nearly a second goal for South Korea...

Another deep cross soon follows - and Waldoch is forced to head it behind for a corner

Hwang Sun-Hong puts the pressure on as South Korea knock the ball deep into the Polish area: Poland, though, deal with that

Poland move down the left, but Olisadebe is unable to get to the cross. When the ball comes back in, Kaluzny concedes a free-kick

South Korea make a bright start, pressuring down the left but failing to make anything of it

Poland have made a half-time change - the ineffective Zurawski is off and Pavel Kryszalowicz comes on

His cross is too long - and it's also the final action of an entertaining first half. South Korea are 1-0 up: and they totally deserve to be

Zurawski tries to turn on the edge of the area: South Korea snap in and move forward quickly through the excellent Ki-Hyun

Another long ball towards Olisadebe - too long, and keeper Woon-Jae takes charge

With the first half drawing towards its conclusion, South Korea put together a neat move. The final cross, though, just eludes the waiting Seol Ki-Hyun

That seems to be Poland's only tactic at the moment - and South Korea aren't having any problems nullifying it

Jun-Chul is on the spot as another long ball drops into the South Korea penalty area

Olisadebe threatens after a one-two on the right: again, however, the defending is excellent and the danger is snuffed out

Choi Jun-Chul gives away a free-kick inside his own half - from it, Poland promptly return the favour

Zewlakow produces a menacing cross: South Korea stand firm at the back and Olisadebe concedes a free-kick as he tries to regain possession

Jacek Bak is down after a strong challenge - South Korea play on, but the offside flag stops them in their tracks

The only question for South Korea is whether or not they can turn their dominance into a bigger lead

Surely the Poles can't play this badly for an entire game?

Free-kick to Poland on halfway: it's totally aimless. Kaluzny tries in vain to make something of it before the ball drifts away for a goal-kick

...and South Korea will be more than happy with their high-octane efforts so far

Olisadebe looks to be Poland's only dangerous player at the moment - they've been desperately flat

Out of the blue, Olisadebe makes a fine break down the right and produces a dangerous low cross which is just - but only just - scraped out of harm's way

The chance to escape presents itself and is spurned - Park Ji-Sung steps in and moves forward before being dispossessed

The co-hosts are really upping the pressure now - it's yet another corner, and Poland can hardly get out of their own penalty area

Seol Ki-Hyun races after an excellent ball down the right, and the end result is another corner

It's swung in dangerously - but Dudek isn't dithering and plucks the ball out of the air

At the moment, they're struggling to do anything right and Waldoch is forced to concede a corner

Delirium all around... disappointing Poland will have to raise their game now

...but back come South Korea, and Hwang Sung-Hong produces a superb first-time finish from a low cross. The co-hosts lead 1-0 - and the crowd are going wild!

Another South Korea free-kick: Chong-Gug swings it in and the Poles get it clear

Olisadebe, though, always looks capable of causing danger: he runs at the South Korean defence, but is well challenged

We haven't really seen a great deal from Poland - the co-hosts are having the better of things, but clear chances are thin on the ground

Ji-Sung attempts another pass forward - it's too long again and Poland have the ball

...it's hit way too deep and an unchallenged Dudek claims with no difficulty

Free-kick to them, wide on the left and near half-way...

Olisadebe flicks on, but South Korea pick that one off easily enough and they're beginning to find more confidence in their passing

...and almost the cue for celebratory bedlam that this crowd is waiting for

...only as far as Yoo Sang-Chul, who shoots low and from distance. It's narrowly wide of the mark: an excellent strike

Myung-Bo is on the ball in midfield: Ki-Hyn crosses and Zewlakow clears...

Kim Nam-Il sees his attempted ball forward intercepted, and Poland just clear it aimlessly in the opposite direction

Myung-Bo looks to change that, sparking some short passing which releases Ki-Hyun down the left. He gets the cross all wrong, and it's out of play

South Korea on the ball again - but again they can't retain possession and play is flitting from end to end

Swierczewski tries his luck with a skidding low shot - it flashes well wide of Woon-Jae's goal

It's deflected behind, and the follow-up cross is eventually cleared. An entertaining, slightly harem-scarem first 15 minutes here

Song Chong-Gug chases a long ball forward and throws himself to the ground when he fails to get there... play goes on and Seol Ki-Hyun gets a shot in

It sparks a bit of a mad scramble, and when the ball falls to Kaluzny he can only steer his shot over the top

The dangerous Olisadebe gets into the area - and Kim Tae-Yung produces a superb saving challenge. Corner...

More good defending denies him any time and room. South Korea break away, and the ball finally deflects to Dudek

A great chance - at the other end, here comes Olisadebe for Poland...

Seol Ki-Hyun gets his head to the ball, but it's straight at keeper Dudek

Hong Myung-Bo comes forward in a stylish run - he strikes a shot from distance and it deflects behind for a corner...

Park Ji-Sung makes a superb interception to stop a Poland attack in its tracks, and gets an ear-splitting cheer for his troubles

It's Chong-Gug's ball in - Poland head it clear, and a follow-up effort from distance is wild and disappears towards the stands

Chong-Gug takes it, and a Zewlakow foul brings a free-kick in an excellent crossing position

Kim Nam-Il gets there, and his side have a throw near the Poland area - can they create some danger here?

Poland have the greater incision so far, and they win another throw inside the co-hosts' half

A worrying moment for South Korea, who have yet to really get the ball and start playing it around

From it, they win another - a low cross flies towards Kozminski, who is just unable to convert

Song Chong-Gug is crowded out as he tries to move forward, and Poland take the ball on and win a throw

Free-kick to Poland - the crowd aren't happy with that decision. All it results in is a South Korea goal-kick, though

That would have brought a hush to the best atmosphere so far - the best by an absolute mile

Back come Poland - Olisadebe frees Krzynowek inside the area, but he slices his shot wide from a great position

And Poland concede an early free-kick for a foul on Nam-Il... it's cleared

Kim Nam-Il plays one down the flanks for the co-hosts, but Poland usher it into touch

Poland will get us under way - there's a massive noise. Poland play it forward, but it's with South Korea keeper Lee Woon-Jae

This is great, let's hope the game lives up to it

South Korea's national anthem is being sung at maximum volume humanly possible by rather a lot of people - the stands are a sea of red

For almost the first time in the World Cup so far, there's not a spare seat to be had... the co-hosts are opening their campaign, and the atmosphere is superb