Swedish tall timber gives South Korea a Nizhny nightmare

Soccer Football - World Cup - Group F - Sweden vs South Korea - Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - June 18, 2018 South Korea's Ki Sung-yueng, Kim Min-woo, Kim Young-gwon, Jung Woo-young and Son Heung-min look dejected after the match REUTERS/Carlos Barria

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (Reuters) - Shin Tae-yong said his players were intimidated by the height of the Swedish players during Monday's 1-0 defeat that left in tatters South Korean dreams of getting out of the group stage at the World Cup for the third time.

With Germany and Mexico, who stunned the world champions in Sunday's Group F opener, coming up in their remaining two games in the first round, Shin's side will now do well to match the single point they managed in Brazil four years ago.