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Korea carry Asian hope

AFP, Athens
South Korea's young guns will be eager to make up for their senior side's quarterfinal exit from the Asian Cup when they kick off their Olympic Games campaign with a match against hosts Greece on Wednesday.
Several top Korean players were rested from the recent Asian Cup, where the 2002 World Cup semifinalists were defeated by Iran, and will be under pressure to perform well on the Olympic stage.
Veteran Yoo Sang-chul, a commanding presence in midfield for Korea at the 1998 and 2002 World Cup finals, has been included in the under-23 squad as an over-age player while 22-year-old playmkaker Lee Chun-soo was held back from the Asian Cup so he would be fresh for the Olympics.
Rugged defender Kim Nam-il was named as Korea's second over-age player despite turning out for his country in China but will miss the Olympics after breaking his foot in a warm-up match in France during the weekend.
Kim, who would have given Korea strength at the back, has been replaced by Chung Kyung-ho from the Asian Cup squad.
Park Ji-sung and Song Chong-gug, who shone at the World Cup, had been tipped to do double duty in in the Asian Cup and Olympic Games but have been omitted from the Athens squad.
The Koreans are making their fifth consecutive appearance in the Olympics and have the ability to mount a strong challenge in a group which also contains Mexico, the top team in the CONCACAF qualifiers, and Mali, who defeated Sydney 2000 gold medallists Cameroon in the African elimination series.
Yoo will give the side a solid foundation with Lee orchestrating play from midfield. Rangy strikers Cho Jae-jin and Kim Dong-hun, who impressed during the qualifiers, pose a threat in the air and on the ground.
Greek football is on a high after their famous win at Euro 2004 and the Olympic team will be given huge support by their passionate home fans.
Greece have resisted the temptation to draft in any of their conquering heroes instead going for some trusty hands to support the youngsters, who all play their football in the home league.
2002 Asian Player of the Year Shinji Ono and Yoshito Okubo, the AFC Young Player of the Year for 2003, will spearhead Japan's challenge in the Olympics.
Feyenoord midfielder Ono and striker Okubo did not feature in Japan's successful defence of the Asian Cup and will be fresh for the matches against Paraguay, on August 12, Italy and Ghana.
Ono, who netted for Japan against England in their friendly in June, and Okubo, whose goals against Lebanon and the UAE assured his side of qualification, are backed up by some of the most promising young players in Asia.
Japan won a bronze medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, the only time an Asian team has been on the podium, and the gifted side will be looking to feature in the medal matches again in Athens.
Iraq are Asia's third representatives at the Games and they face Portugal, on August 12, Morocco and Costa Rica.
The squad comprises the majority of players who took Iraq to the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup, where they went down 3-0 to hosts China, and it will be tough for them to hit peak form twice in such a short space of time.
Coach Adnan Hamd will be looking for big performances from Qatar-based Emad Mohammed, sent off in Iraq's Asian Cup opener against Uzbekistan, Younis Mahmoud, who scored the winner in his side's shock 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia, and playmaker Nashat Akram.