"Rest is a luxury" " Generation change signal" Coach Hong Myung-bo inspects Europe→Middle East business trip route Young-joon and Won Doo-jae as soon as the A-match is over

Oct 17, 2024

The 4th Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Iraq at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. South Korea won 3-1. Director Hong Myung-bo is enjoying the afterglow of victory. Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.10.15/

The 4th Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Iraq at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. Coach Hong Myung-bo is shaking hands with Lee Myung-jae, who assisted his third goal. Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.10.15/

The fourth Group B match between South Korea and Iraq was held at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 15th. Oh Hyun-kyu is cheering after scoring a come-from-behind goal. Yongin = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.15/

There's no rest. Hong Myung-bo's clock, which has fired a signal of generational change, is getting faster.

As soon as the two-game A-match series ended in October, national team coach Hong Myung-bo went on a business trip to Europe and the Middle East with coach Kim Dong-jin on the 17th. In Europe, Lee Young-joon (21, Grashofer) who is tall at 1m92 and Kong Won-jae (27, Korpacan) who is in the Middle East have left the country with plans to check. Hong Myung-bo declared 'My Way' despite all kinds of 'outbreak' and proved it sexually. South Korea defeated Jordan and Iraq 2-0 and 3-2 on the 10th and 15th, respectively, away and home. Hong Myung-bo, who won three consecutive games starting with the match against Oman (3-1 win) last month, took the lead with 10 points (3 wins and 1 draw) in Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup.

He is one step closer to advancing to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time, but there is no room to burst champagne. Coach Hong plans to prepare for the Asian qualifiers and the North-China World Cup at the same time. The game continues, too. South Korea will play the fifth and sixth games against Kuwait and Palestine in the away game in November. Coach Hong harvested Bae Joon-ho (21, Stoke City) and Oh Hyun-kyu (23, Genk) through an A-match this month. Bae Joon-ho and Oh Hyun-kyu each scored two consecutive assists and goals. The two, who were born in the 2000s, emerged as a new hope for Korean soccer along with Lee Kang-in (23, Paris Saint-Germain). Oh Se-hoon (25, Finishing) also repaid his faith with his A-match debut goal.

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Jeju World Cup Stadium/ K League1/ Jeju United vs Ulsan Hyundai Football Team/ Ulsan Dong-jae and Coach Hong Myung-bo/ Photo by Yoon Kyung-sik

Director Hong is the second and third '??I'm drawing 'silver blood' in my head. A business trip to Europe was already scheduled. He was called to the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee last month and gave up leaving the country. I can't put it off any longer. Hong said, `There are about 30 players in Europe and they are future resources except for those who always make the national team. You have to watch it very carefully"There is nothing special about the players who participate in the game. It is also necessary to meet players who cannot play or have difficulties and raise morale and help them do well. They are the players who will lead our team in the next few years. We need to reduce the difficulty" he once said.

Lee Young-joon moved his nest to Switzerland from the transfer market last summer. It made a soft landing early on. He scored on his debut and has two goals and one assist. Coach Hong considered selecting him in the A-match in October, but promised the next one. Lee Young-joon will face FC Zurich at home on the 20th. If coach Hong impresses himself in front of him, he will be able to join the A national team for the first time next month.

Won Doo-jae is 'Aejeja' who he was with when he was the head coach of Ulsan HD. He drew attention as the `second Ki Sung-yueng' due to his excellent ball distribution and game management. Won Doo-jae, who moved to Corpacan last month, can add depth to the defensive midfielder Park Yong-woo (31, Al Ain) is holding out. Hong also plans to re-examine center back Kwon Kyung-won, who is also playing for the Corpacan. Kwon Kyung-won was selected in the A-match last month, but his call-up failed due to injury.

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