Korea Republic, led by head coach Shin Tae-yong, conceded twice in the second half in a match played behind closed doors at Das.Goldberg Stadium in Grodig, Austria. 

This was Korea Republic's last tune-up before they head to their FIFA World Cup base camp in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday.

Korea Republic posted one win, one draw and two losses in four matches since Shin announced his provisional roster on May 14.

The Taeguk Warriors started with a 2-0 win over Honduras on May 28, but fell 3-1 to Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 1 at home. 

After cutting three players for the final 23-man squad and arriving at their pre-World Cup training camp in Austria, Korea Republic played to a 0-0 draw with Bolivia on Thursday, followed by Monday's loss to Senegal.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is set to boast the largest contingent of sides representing the Asian continent with Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Islamic Republic of Iran and Australia all set to take to the field against the world's best.

The-AFC.com reached out to experts from each of the five countries, for a representative to give their thoughts on their country's chances and how they see things potentially playing out.

Nevertheless, with Son Heung-min – arguably Asia's finest footballer currently playing – and several other young attacking talents in the ranks, the Taeguk Warriors have the potential to excite.

Overview

Set for their ninth consecutive FIFA World Cup, Korea Republic have had a number of pre-Russia 2018 warm-up matches over the last six months with a wide variety of opponents and a series of mixed results. Wins over Moldova, Latvia and Honduras; a draw with Jamaica; losses to Northern Ireland, Poland and Bosnia and Herezegovina.

At the time of writing, Shin Tae-yong's side are yet to face Bolivia and Senegal in their final ties before they kick off their World Cup campaign against Sweden on June 18, but it seems the side are yet to settle on a line-up with a 3-5-2 formation the latest experiment in the defeat to Bosnia.

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Juan Antonio Pizzi’s side will make history at the Luzhniki Stadium as they become the first Asian side to feature in the tournament’s curtain raiser before the three-time Asian champions take on Egypt and Uruguay in their remaining Group A games.

Al Jaber, who played in four World Cups for his country from 1994 to 2006, is confident Pizzi’s players are physically prepared having been impressed with the team’s performance in a 2-1 loss at the hands of defending champions Germany on Friday.

The former Manchester City stalwart said Asian football has been progressing rapidly and Asia's five teams - Australia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Korea Republic, Japan and Saudi Arabia - will surely do their best in Russia 2018.

"Their target, besides advancing to the Knockout Stage, will be to show that Asian teams are closing in on European and South American sides," said Sun Jihai in an exclusive interview with the-AFC.com.

Eleven years after the foundation of AFC, DPR Korea were pitted against Australia, South Africa and Korea Republic in the first round of qualifying for the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. South Africa was then banned by FIFA due to apartheid, and Korea Republic withdrew, leaving DPR Korea and Australia to compete for the World Cup ticket.