Pray for players on the South Korean World Cup team, who are out of the tournament due to a second round defeat at the hands of Uruguay. A number of South Korean players are evangelical Christians. Pray that these followers of Jesus will deal with defeat in a godly manner, and that this will lead non-believers on their team to question them about their peace and joy in the face of disappointment.

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Pray for the nations whose soccer teams are competing in today’s World Cup matches–Algeria, Slovenia, Serbia, Ghana, Germany and Australia.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — It’s his first soccer game. Seventeen-year-old Robert Morris, seated with his mom and two sisters, smiles with excitement at the idea he’s really at the World Cup. He’s at the Korea vs. Greece game at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

“It’s surreal — it hasn’t sunk in that I’m actually at the World Cup,” Robert says.

Learn how you can pray for the nations who are competing in today’s matches–South Korea, Greece, Argentina, Nigeria, England and USA.