USA captain Claudio Reyna is expected to be fit to face the co-hosts.
The Sunderland midfielder missed Wednesday's 3-2 win over Portugal after suffering a muscle strain in training.
Earnie Stewart, who was substituted in the Portugal match at half-time because of a groin strain, said he was 50-50 for the Korean game.
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Hwang Sun-Hong and Yoo Sang-Chul, who scored the goals in South Korea's win over Poland, are back in training.
But coach Guus Hiddink will not say whether Hwang, Yoo or winger Lee Young-Pyo would be fit for Monday's match.
MATCH PREVIEW STATISTICS
GC = Gold Cup
F = Friendly International
Gp = Group
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FIXTURE HISTORY
DATE COMP MATCH RESULT
12 Jun 1987 F South Korea 1-0 USA
13 Aug 1989 F USA 1-2 South Korea
05 Mar 1994 F USA 1-0 South Korea
12 Mar 1994 F USA 1-1 South Korea
09 Dec 2001 F South Korea 1-0 USA
20 Jan 2002 GC Gp B USA 2-1 South Korea
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MATCH SHORTS
South Korea finally won their first ever World Cup match at their fifteenth attempt when they beat Poland 2-0 on Tuesday.
The surprise victory for the USA over Portugal was their first win in their World Cup opener since 1930 when they beat Belgium 3-0. That year, they reached the semi-finals.
The last time the USA had scored three goals in a World Cup match was against Paraguay in a 3-0 victory in July 1930.
These teams have met in six previous matches and South Korea have the upper hand with three wins to two.
Three players have already received a yellow card at this World Cup - Doo-Ri Cha and Ji-Sung Park are the Koreans while the only American on a yellow card is DaMarcus Beasley.
Doo-Ri Cha's appearance against Poland meant that he and his father Bum-Kun Cha became the ninth father-son pair to have played at World Cups. His father represented South Korea in 1986.
Myung-Bo Hong is one of an elite group of players to play at four World Cups. He is the first Korean to do so.
By playing against Poland, Myung-Bo Hong also became the first Korean to play in ten World Cup matches. He has played in every one of South Korea's games in the four World Cups he has been involved in.
Sun-Hong Hwang reached fifty international goals with the opener against Poland. Only fifteen other players have managed this in international football.
Two American players can reach their century of international caps in this match. Striker Joe-Max Moore is the most likely as the other is third choice goalkeeper Tony Meola.
DaMarcus Beasley and Landon Donovan became the youngest and second youngest players to represent the USA at a World Cup. The man they beat was James Brown who set the record in the first ever World Cup match involving the USA, against Belgium in 1930.
Cobi Jones and Earnest Stewart can both equal the American record for most matches played at a World Cup. If they play against South Korea, it will be the ninth match for both and they will join Tab Ramos on this figure.
South Korea have only won four of their fifteen matches in 2002 - those victories were against Finland, Costa Rica, Scotland and Poland. All were by at least two goals.
The USA have rarely drawn matches this year. Their only one was a goalless draw with Canada at the Gold Cup. Otherwise, they have won ten and lost just four of their fifteen games. All four defeats have come against European teams.
The last time an American team kept a clean sheet in a World Cup match was their famous 1-0 defeat of England in 1950. They have played twelve World Cup matches since then.The United States have now gone eight competitive matches without defeat. Their last reverse was against Costa Rica in qualification for the World Cup.
Myung-Bo Hong is the only South Korean to score more than a single goal in a World Cup tournament.
The only American player to score more than one goal at a World Cup tournament was Bert Patenaude, the scorer of the first ever World Cup hat-trick. He ended the 1930 tournament with four goals.
The Sunderland midfielder missed Wednesday's 3-2 win over Portugal after suffering a muscle strain in training.
Earnie Stewart, who was substituted in the Portugal match at half-time because of a groin strain, said he was 50-50 for the Korean game.
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Hwang Sun-Hong and Yoo Sang-Chul, who scored the goals in South Korea's win over Poland, are back in training.
But coach Guus Hiddink will not say whether Hwang, Yoo or winger Lee Young-Pyo would be fit for Monday's match.
MATCH PREVIEW STATISTICS
GC = Gold Cup
F = Friendly International
Gp = Group
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FIXTURE HISTORY
DATE COMP MATCH RESULT
12 Jun 1987 F South Korea 1-0 USA
13 Aug 1989 F USA 1-2 South Korea
05 Mar 1994 F USA 1-0 South Korea
12 Mar 1994 F USA 1-1 South Korea
09 Dec 2001 F South Korea 1-0 USA
20 Jan 2002 GC Gp B USA 2-1 South Korea
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MATCH SHORTS
South Korea finally won their first ever World Cup match at their fifteenth attempt when they beat Poland 2-0 on Tuesday.
The surprise victory for the USA over Portugal was their first win in their World Cup opener since 1930 when they beat Belgium 3-0. That year, they reached the semi-finals.
The last time the USA had scored three goals in a World Cup match was against Paraguay in a 3-0 victory in July 1930.
These teams have met in six previous matches and South Korea have the upper hand with three wins to two.
Three players have already received a yellow card at this World Cup - Doo-Ri Cha and Ji-Sung Park are the Koreans while the only American on a yellow card is DaMarcus Beasley.
Doo-Ri Cha's appearance against Poland meant that he and his father Bum-Kun Cha became the ninth father-son pair to have played at World Cups. His father represented South Korea in 1986.
Myung-Bo Hong is one of an elite group of players to play at four World Cups. He is the first Korean to do so.
By playing against Poland, Myung-Bo Hong also became the first Korean to play in ten World Cup matches. He has played in every one of South Korea's games in the four World Cups he has been involved in.
Sun-Hong Hwang reached fifty international goals with the opener against Poland. Only fifteen other players have managed this in international football.
Two American players can reach their century of international caps in this match. Striker Joe-Max Moore is the most likely as the other is third choice goalkeeper Tony Meola.
DaMarcus Beasley and Landon Donovan became the youngest and second youngest players to represent the USA at a World Cup. The man they beat was James Brown who set the record in the first ever World Cup match involving the USA, against Belgium in 1930.
Cobi Jones and Earnest Stewart can both equal the American record for most matches played at a World Cup. If they play against South Korea, it will be the ninth match for both and they will join Tab Ramos on this figure.
South Korea have only won four of their fifteen matches in 2002 - those victories were against Finland, Costa Rica, Scotland and Poland. All were by at least two goals.
The USA have rarely drawn matches this year. Their only one was a goalless draw with Canada at the Gold Cup. Otherwise, they have won ten and lost just four of their fifteen games. All four defeats have come against European teams.
The last time an American team kept a clean sheet in a World Cup match was their famous 1-0 defeat of England in 1950. They have played twelve World Cup matches since then.The United States have now gone eight competitive matches without defeat. Their last reverse was against Costa Rica in qualification for the World Cup.
Myung-Bo Hong is the only South Korean to score more than a single goal in a World Cup tournament.
The only American player to score more than one goal at a World Cup tournament was Bert Patenaude, the scorer of the first ever World Cup hat-trick. He ended the 1930 tournament with four goals.
