No medal for Japan men's soccer team after losing to S. Korea

No medal for Japan men's soccer team after losing to S. Korea

CARDIFF, Wales - Japan's Yuki Otsu (7) is fouled by South Korea's Ki Sung Yueng (bottom) during the first half of the men's soccer bronze medal match at Millennium Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 10, 2012. South Korea beat Japan 2-0.

No medal for Japan men's soccer team after losing to S. Korea

No medal for Japan men's soccer team after losing to S. Korea

CARDIFF, Wales - Japan's Hiroshi Kiyotake (R) fights for the ball with South Korea's Ki Sung Yueng during the first half of the men's soccer bronze medal match at Millennium Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 10, 2012. South Korea beat Japan 2-0.

Argentina take on S. Korea in World Cup Group B

Argentina take on S. Korea in World Cup Group B

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Argentina forward Lionel Messi (back) tussles with South Korea midfielder Ki Sung Yueng during the first half of a World Cup Group B match at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 17, 2010.

Japan vs. S. Korea in soccer int'l friendly

Japan vs. S. Korea in soccer int'l friendly

SAITAMA, Japan - Japanese forward Yoshito Okubo (16) and South Korean midfielder Ki Sung Yueng (left of Okubo) tussle for the ball in the first half of an international friendly at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama City on May 24, 2010. The event was Japan's final World Cup warm-up on home soil.

Usami scores on debut but Gamba beaten by Seoul in ACL

Usami scores on debut but Gamba beaten by Seoul in ACL

OSAKA, Japan - Gamba Osaka forward Takashi Usami, a 17-year-old rookie striker, fires in a shot as FC Seoul midfielder Ki Sung Yueng looks on during the second half of an Asian Champions League Group F first round match at Expo Stadium in Osaka on May 20. FC Seoul won 2-1.

Usami scores on debut but Gamba beaten by Seoul in ACL

Usami scores on debut but Gamba beaten by Seoul in ACL

OSAKA, Japan - Gamba Osaka forward Takashi Usami, a 17-year-old rookie striker, fires in a shot as FC Seoul midfielder Ki Sung Yueng looks on during the second half of an Asian Champions League Group F first round match at Expo Stadium in Osaka on May 20. FC Seoul won 2-1. (Kyodo)

Argentina take on S. Korea in World Cup Group B

Argentina take on S. Korea in World Cup Group B

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Argentina forward Lionel Messi (back) tussles with South Korea midfielder Ki Sung Yueng during the first half of a World Cup Group B match at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 17, 2010. (Kyodo)

Japan vs. S. Korea in soccer int'l friendly

Japan vs. S. Korea in soccer int'l friendly

SAITAMA, Japan - Japanese forward Yoshito Okubo (16) and South Korean midfielder Ki Sung Yueng (left of Okubo) tussle for the ball in the first half of an international friendly at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama City on May 24, 2010. The event was Japan's final World Cup warm-up on home soil. (Kyodo)