Recovery training at the Seongnam clubhouse used by Tottenham today
Training in preparation for the Iraq war is scheduled as normal from the afternoon of the 13th.
Hong Myeong-bo will conduct recovery training prior to full-scale preparations for the Iraq War.
The national soccer team, led by coach Hong Myung-bo, returned to Korea through Incheon International Airport on the 11th.
The players and coaches returned from their trip to the Middle East relatively comfortably via charter flight.
On the 10th, Korea won 2-0 in the third match of Group B of the Asian 3rd qualifying round against Jordan at the Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan.
Despite the chaotic atmosphere surrounding the Korea Football Association and the absence of captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), they achieved their goal of victory.
Lee Jae-seong (Mainz) scored the first goal in the first half and Oh Hyun-gyu (Genk) added an additional goal in the second half, defeating Jordan.
Korea (7 points) rose to the top of Group B thanks to its valuable victory in a difficult trip to Jordan.
Hong Myung-boho is aiming for consecutive wins in the 4th game of the tournament against Iraq, which will be held at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 15th.
The national soccer team will begin conditioning through recovery training before entering the Iraq war.
On the afternoon of the 12th, we gathered at the professional soccer K League 2 Seongnam FC clubhouse in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do to conduct recovery training.
The Seongnam Clubhouse, which was completed in 2021, has good facilities that can be used by Atletico Madrid (Spain) and Tottenham Hotspur (England) players who visited Korea through the ‘Coupang Play Series’ in the past.
Currently, everyone on the national soccer team is physically exhausted.
The majority of overseas players have played in league and cup competitions for their team, as well as UEFA club competitions.
Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), who served as interim captain, played in the German professional soccer Bundesliga, German Football Association (DFB) Pokal (cup competition), and UEFA Champions League (UCL).
Domestic players have finished the K-League 1 regular round in a hurry and also played in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) club competition.
Fullback Lee Myung-jae and goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan) played in K-League 1, Korea Cup, and AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE).
Therefore, the key to the Iraq War is how well you can recover your stamina and control your condition in a short period of time.
In addition, the status of Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) and Uhm Um-seong (Swansea City), who were substituted out due to injury during the last game, must be paid attention to.
Starting on the 13th, preparations for the Iraq War will begin in earnest.
According to the Football Association, the national football team announced that it would conduct normal training near Yongin on the afternoon of the 13th.
It is time for Coach Hong’s ability to reorganize the team to demonstrate its true value once again.
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