Sportmanship award definitely goes to South Korea.
In spite of being 6-1 and beating Japan 2 games to 1, SoKorea is eliminated and Japan at 4-3 advances to finals due to the goofy WBC system.
Nonetheless, quotes from SoKors manager and players:
"Although we won twice over Japan, I believe their level of game is perhaps better than ours," South Korea manager In Sik Kim said. "I'm deeply grateful to our players. We had seven games, and this is the first defeat we've experienced."
"We knew that Uehara (Jap pitcher who shut them down) was the best pitcher that Team Japan had," South Korea's Jong Beom Lee said. "I think our team had a little bit of problem with timing. I think our batting was somewhat lacking. I think we will have more confidence next time."