South Korea's Cha Du-ri waves to his supporters during his retirement ceremony at Seoul World Cup Stadium March 31, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
SEOUL (Reuters) - Substitute Lee Jae-sung steered home a late winner as South Korea beat New Zealand 1-0 in a friendly on Tuesday to give veteran defender Cha Du-ri a winning send-off into retirement.
The Koreans laboured to a 1-1 draw with Uzbekistan on Friday and were keen to go into 2018 World Cup qualifiers with victory over New Zealand who were unbeaten in the group stage of the 2010 World Cup but have tumbled to 134th in the FIFA rankings.
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