Asian Cup: South Korea storms into final

South Korea has stormed into the Asian Cup final with a clinical 2-0 victory over Iraq, avenging a painful defeat at the same stage eight years ago.

South Korea's Kwak Taehwi, right, heads the ball during the AFC Asian Cup semifinal soccer match between South Korea and Iraq in Sydney(AP Photo/Quentin Jones)

Goals from Lee Jeong-hyeop and Kim Young-gwon did the job for the Koreans, who dominated a wet semi-final in Sydney to move a step closer to ending a title drought dating all the way back to 1960.

It faces either hosts Australia or the United Arab Emirates in the final on January 31.