Director Hong Myung-bo reveals his first journey, which will be held at Seoul W on September 5thThe second round is about 50,000 won
Aug 12, 2024
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The schedule for the first and second games of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup, which is Hong Myung-bo's debut stage after returning to the A team in 10 years, has been confirmed. It will be held first at home as announced in the first leg. The opponent is Palestinian.
The Korea Football Association confirmed the venue as the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 12th. Hong Myung-bo will take his first step toward advancing to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time at Sangambeol at 8 p.m. on September 5. The schedule for the second game was also revealed. The opponent is arrogant. The match will take place at 11 p.m. on September 10 at the Sultan Qaboos Stadium in Muscat, Oman.
South Korea was in Group B along with Oman and Palestine in the third qualifying round, as well as Iraq, Jordan and Kuwait. The five teams to face are all Middle Eastern countries, which are burdened with expeditions.
However, he has experienced it through the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. At that time, South Korea, along with Iran, UAE, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, belonged to Group A and cruised to win the ticket to the finals in second place.
From the North Korea-China World Cup, the number of countries that advance to the finals will increase from 32 to 48. In Asia, 8.5 tickets were also allocated, up from 4.5 to 4.
In the third qualifying round, 18 teams will be divided into three groups of six teams and play a full league home and away. A total of six teams, ranked first and second in each group, will win tickets to the World Cup finals.
The six teams ranked third and fourth in the group will be divided into two groups of three countries and play the fourth qualifying round with the characteristics of a consolation match. Two first-place teams in each group will advance to the finals, and the winners of the second-place teams will go through the intercontinental playoffs. The third qualifying round will end with the 10th match against Kuwait, which will be held at home on June 10 next year.
Coach Hong's goal is to go beyond the Asian qualifiers and surpass the best record of the away World Cup, the round of 16. "It's time to start the final qualifying round," he said in an inaugural press conference. It is premature to talk about the results of the finals. South Korea's best performance in the away World Cup is advancing to the round of 16. I will try to improve my performance compared to the round of 16."
Coach Hong will soon announce a team of coaches to assist him. The call-up list for the two consecutive A matches in September will be released on the 26th.
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