There will be no letting up by World Cup hosts South Korea as they battle Turkey today (12.0) for third place and bragging rights as the most successful outsiders at a tournament full of surprises.

With millions of home supporters expected to fill the streets one last time, coach Guus Hiddink's side hope to cap their historic run with a win over a Turkey side armed with similar speed and grit.

Turkey knocked out co-hosts Japan 1-0 in the second round, offering further incentive for South Korea, who have emerged as Asia's best side in history.

South Korea ended a 48-year winless streak that lasted through five previous finals to beat Poland, Portugal, Italy and Spain with pacy, physical football.

Hiddink's former Holland team were lacklustre in a 2-1 loss to Croatia in the third place match at the finals in 1998, but he said South Korea would not disappoint.

"I take this third place very seriously . . . it will be a very tough game, but I think there's a lot of prestige for third place.We were supported so nicely in this tournament that we feel obliged to go more than 100 per cent for third place," he said.

Turkey's Hasan Sas, with two yellow cards, will miss out and Ilhan replaces Hakan Sukur.

PROBABLE TEAMS: South Korea (3-4-3): Lee W-j; Choi J-c, Hong M-b, Kim T-y; Park J-s, Song C-g, Yoo S-c, Lee Y-p; Cha D-r, Ahn J-h, Lee C-s

Turkey (4-4-2): Rustu; Akyel, Alpay, Emre Asik, Davala; Basturk, Tugay, Emre Belozoglu, Hakan Sukur; Ilhan, Arif.

FIFA ALL-STAR SQUAD: Goalkeepers: Kahn (Ger), Rustu (Tur) Defenders: Carlos (Bra), Campbell (Eng), Hierro (Spa), Hong M-b (Sth Korea), Alpay (Tur). Midfielders: Ballack (Ger), Reyna (US), Rivaldo (Braz), Ronaldinho (Bra), Yoo S-c (Sth Korea). Forwards: Ronaldo (Bra), El Hadji Diouf (Sen), Sas (Tur), Klose (Ger).