South Korea 0-2 Ivory Coast Live Score, International Friendly: Adingra Doubles The Elephants' Advantage

The players are back from the mid-game interval and the second half kicks off. South Korea make three substitutions: Lee Han-Beom replaces Cho Yu-Mi, Paik Seung-Ho comes in for Park Jin-Seob and Yang Hyun-Jun replaces Kim Moon-Hwan.

Simon Adingra doubles Ivory Coast's lead at the stroke of half-time! The winger latches on to Parfait Guiagon's assist and shoots it into the bottom right corner. The referee blows the whistle after three minutes of stoppage time and South Korea have a lot to think about, down 0-2 at half-time.

The Elephants have really come alive in the last 20 minutes. They have suddenly gone from no shots to seven, and four of them on goal. They have also swung the possession their way (56%). The Koreans need to regroup urgently.

Ivory Coast take the lead in the 35th minute! Martial Godo sets Evann Guessand up and the latter slams it in from his right foot into the bottom right corner.

The build-up to FIFA World Cup 2026 has been contentious, to say the least. The ongoing US-Israel-Iran war has rendered Team Melli's participation doubtful and their football federation is negotiating with FIFA to possibly relocate their matches to Mexico.

Meanwhile, Iranian players held small backpacks as they used a match against Nigeria on Friday to honour the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school. During the national anthem, the Iranian team honoured the memory of the slain children by placing small pink and purple school backpacks in front of them.

While the possession has been evenly distributed between the two teams, it's South Korea who have had three shots on goal so far as against Ivory Coast's none. No shots on target yet, however.

Play is underway at Stadium MK. Hwang Hee-Chan wins a free kick on the left wing for South Korea following a foul by Emmanuel Agbadou, but nothing comes off it.

Here is how South Korea and Ivory Coast line up for tonight's friendly:

The match kicks off at 7:30pm IST. The South Korea vs Ivory Coast international friendly will not be streamed or televised live on any platform in India. It will be shown live on RTI La 3 and NCI in Ivory Coast. Fans in South Korea can watch the match live on TV Chosun, TVN, TVING, and Coupang Play.

Good evening and a very warm welcome to everyone joining us this Saturday. Sit back and relax as we take you through the build-up and live updates of the international friendly game between South Korea and Ivory Coast.