Monchengladbach: Korea stumbled to a 1-0 win against England for their second win pool B in the 11th FIH men's hockey World Cup on Friday.
The match-winner came in the 59th minute when Sung Hoon Yoon deflected skipper Yong Bae Kim's free-hit.
England, who had beaten India last night, thus suffered their first defeat in two matches.
In a limp match that saw action mostly confined to the midfield with sporadic attacks from the teams, the Koreans, semi-finalists in the 2002 World Cup, played a waiting game before stepping up the pace in the second-half.
England had few scoring chances and were under pressure for much of the second session that was marked by a lot of bodyplay.
England forward Martin Jones found himself in the thick of it and came away with a bloody nose, as did his team.
The Koreans did not show the discipline that had helped them beat the Netherlands 3-2 in their previous game and earned three yellow card suspensions for misconduct.
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