Director Hong Myung-bo will hold a press conference to announce the list of directors, Communication
Aug 23, 2024
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The South Korean national soccer team A will play again. South Korea is heading for its 11th consecutive World Cup finals. South Korea was tied in Group B along with Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Palestine and Kuwait in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. The first and second-place finishers in each group will win a ticket to the World Cup finals. South Korea will try to win a ticket to the finals, starting with the first group match against Palestine at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on September 5.
A new era awaits. Korean soccer had a hard time in the first half of 2024. The rift that began at the Qatar Asian Cup shook Korean soccer. It was criticized by fans for internal divisions and systematic systems. The A matches played in March and June were also played under a temporary manager system. It was simply an emergency.
It has to be different now. The Korea Football Association has appointed Coach Hong Myung-bo as the head coach of the A team. Coach Hong returned to the leadership of the A team after 10 years. He will bear the heavy responsibility of uniting the team and leading the growth of the national team. However, Hong did not avoid responsibility. At the inauguration press conference last month, he reflected on the past and promised a bright future by reading the eight-page inaugural address on A4 paper he wrote himself. Coach Hong said "I would like to ask soccer fans to watch the changing national team and give a lot of support and support to the national team and our players."."
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Coach Hong will announce the Taegeuk Warriors to play in the September A match at 11 a.m. on the 26th at the Korea Football Center in Shinmun-ro, Seoul. There will also be a press conference. It is quite different from the previous coach Klinsmann. Coach Klinsmann has suspended the traditional list announcement press conference. After the call-up of the players, he also conducted an interview via video. Fans expressed frustration over Klinsmann's unilateral move.
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