{"id":252376,"date":"2026-03-23T17:12:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/23\/korea-triumph-insights-upcoming-matches-ivory\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:29:19","slug":"korea-triumph-insights-upcoming-matches-ivory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/sports\/2026\/03\/23\/korea-triumph-insights-upcoming-matches-ivory\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Korea Triumph? 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