South Korea opened their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign in perfect fashion with a 4-0 win over Turkmenistan at the Seoul World Cup stadium.

The home side dominated the first half but struggled to put visiting goalkeeper Baramaniyaz Derdiyev under much pressure, with Park Joo-young guilty of spurning two great opportunities early on. Just as the first half was drawing to a close, Chunnam Dragons defender Kwak Tae-hwi lept to meat a Seol Ki-hyeon cross and his header looped over the goalkeeper and into the net, ending Korea's 550 minute goal drought.

Huh Jung-moo's men stepped up a gear in the second half, and added to their goal tally with the help of two Premiership-based stars. Seol Ki-hyeon grabbed a double and Park Ji-sung curled an unstoppable shot into the right corner of the net to confirm an emphatic scoreline.

South Korea 4-0 Turkmenistan
(Kwak Tae-hwi 43, Seol Ki-hyeon 58, 84, Park Ji-sung 71)

South Korean line-up
Jung Sung-ryong, Oh Bum-suk, Kang Min-su, Kwak Tae-hwi, Lee Young-pyo, Kim Nam-il (Lee Kwan-woo 77), Park Ji-sung, Jo Yong-hyung (Park Won-jae 85), Seol Ki-hyeon, Park Joo-young, Yeom Ki-hoon (Kim Doo-hyun 40)

Attendance: 25,738

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South Korea's Group C rivals North Korea opened their campaign with an away victory against Jordan in Amman. April 25 forward Hong Yong-jo blasted home a 25-yard free-kick a minute before the break to claim the full points for the visitors.

The two Koreas will meet at the Kim Il-sung stadium in Pyeongyang on March 26th in the second round of Group C World Cup qualifiers, but will also play out a dress rehearsal at the East Asian Football Championships later this month in China.

Jordan 0-1 North Korea
(Hong Yong-jo 44)

North Korean line-up
Ri Myong-guk, Ri Jun-il, Ri Kwang-chon, An Jong-ho, Hong Yong-jo, Mun In-guk, Jong Tae-se, Pak Chol-jin (Cha Jong-hyok 60), Han Song-chol, Kim Yong-jun (Ryang Yong-gi 40 (Park Nam-chol 90)), Nam Song-chol