SON's injury concerns 'Hong Myung-bo' will announce the list of the two consecutive A matches in October at 11 o'clock today
Sep 30, 2024
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A national team coach Hong Myung-bo will unveil the list of Taegeuk Warriors who will play two straight A matches in October at 11 a.m. on the 30th at the Seoul Shinmun-ro Football Center.
Hong Myung-bo, who is challenging the history of going to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time, will go on an away trip to Jordan at 11 p.m. on the 10th of next month at Amman International Stadium in Jordan, the third Group B qualifying round for the FIFA North-China World Cup. At 8 p.m. on the 15th, they have to play their fourth home game against Iraq at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province. South Korea was in Group B with Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, Oman and Kuwait, and last month won 0-0 against Palestine, Hong Myung-bo's debut match and the first match of the third qualifying round, and 3-1 against Oman in the second away match. The first and second places in each group will go straight to the finals. The third and fourth places will head to the fourth qualifying round, where they will face off for two tickets. 5th to 6th place will be eliminated. Currently, Jordan, South Korea and Iraq have one win and one draw (4 points). Iraq, which is behind in goal difference (+1), has the same goal difference (+2), but Jordan, which is leading in multiple goals, is in first place (4 goals) and South Korea is in second place (3 goals).
Jordan (68th) and Iraq (55th), the opponents of the two consecutive games in October, are the most demanding. In the FIFA rankings, Korea (23rd) is ahead, but it has always been tough. Jordan is the team that called for Klinsmann's resignation after losing 0-2 to South Korea in the semifinals of the Qatar Asian Cup earlier this year. In the 2007 Asian Cup semi-finals, they lost to Iraq after a penalty shootout.
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