Hong Myung-bo, who made it to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time, will hold two consecutive World Cup qualifiers in Goyang and Suwon in March
Feb 24, 2025
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Hong Myung-bo will hold two consecutive home games against Oman on March 20 and Jordan on March 25. It is the 7th to 8th round of Group B in the 3rd Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. The Korea Football Association announced on the 24th that the match against Oman will be held at Goyang Stadium and the match against Jordan at Suwon World Cup Stadium. Kick-off time is 8 p.m. in both games.
It is the first time in two and a half years that the men's A match will be held in Goyang since the friendly A match against Costa Rica in September 2022. It has been a year and five months since the friendly A match against Vietnam in October 2023 at Suwon World Cup Stadium.
South Korea is ranked first in Group B with 14 points (4 wins and 2 draws). Iraq (3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss) is in second place with 11 points, and Jordan (2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss) is in third place with 9 points. There are four games left now. Hong Myung-bo faced Oman and Jordan in the second and third away games, winning 3-1 and 2-0 respectively. If Korea wins two consecutive games in March, it will become a reality to go to North Korea, China and the U.S. It is possible to quickly switch to the World Cup finals system.
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, the first and second places in each group will win a ticket to the World Cup finals. The third and fourth places will go to the fourth qualifying round, while the fifth and sixth places will be eliminated.
An official from the Korea Football Association explained, "As it is an important game in the road to the North-China-US World Cup, we reviewed various things, including checking the condition of the grass field with a longer cold in late winter to confirm the venue, and decided to play two consecutive home games in Goyang and Suwon."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
