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International Friendly: South Korea v Costa Rica

The South Koreans beat Paraguay 2-0 in a friendly in Cheonan on Friday, and face Costa Rica on Tuesday in Seoul.

Former West Germany international Stielike was appointed following the Asian nation's lacklustre World Cup in Brazil, where they earned just one point in three group games under Hong Myung-bo.

"I think the match should have ended 6-3 for us," he said. 

"Our players did their best for 90 minutes and created many chances."

Meanwhile, Costa Rica interim coach Paulo Wanchope's reign in charge of the Central Americans continued as he led the World Cup heroes to a 4-3 win over Oman in Muscat.

"[The win] is the positive part, but there is no taste because I consider giving up three goals is a lot, the way we did," Wanchope said.

"We could have controlled the game better, having possession of the ball. 

"Regardless, we scored four but [our defence] must be corrected and [we] cannot be happy with that."

It was the Koreans' first win over the Costa Ricans, who won the previous two meetings.