Quito, (ANTARA News/Reuters) - Ecuador will play World Cup-bound South Korea in a friendly in Seoul on May 16, the Ecuadorean Football Federation (FEF) said on Wednesday.

The FEF said on its website (www.ecuafutbol.org) that Ecuador, who failed to reach the World Cup finals in South Africa, would meet Mexico in a friendly in New Jersey on May 7.

South Korea meet Argentina, Greece and Nigeria in Group B at the finals starting on June 11, while Mexico were drawn against hosts South Africa, France and Uruguay in Group A. (*)