Ahead of the two consecutive games in the Middle East, the entire national team, which is currently being tempered there, has joined the team. Now, the entire team is preparing for the match against Kuwait.
The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play Kuwait away at the Jabeur Al Ahmed International Stadium in Kuwait City, the capital of Kuwait, at 11 p.m. on the 14th (Korea time) in Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup.
Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan HD), Kim Kyung-min (Gwangju FC), Lee Chang-geun (Daejeon Hana Citizen), Lee Tae-seok (Pohang Steelers), Lee Myung-jae (Ulsan HD), Lee Ki-hyuk (Gangwon FC), Kim Moon-hwan (Daejeon Hana Citizen), Kim Bong-soo (Kim Cheon-sang-moo), Joo Min-kyu (Ulsan HD), Oh Se-hoon (Machida Zelvia), and the coaching staff arrived in Kuwait first on the afternoon of the 11th (local time).
Jung Seung-hyun (Al Wasl), Park Yong-woo (Al Ain), Kwon Kyung-won (Korpakan Club), Cho Yoo-min (Sharja FC), Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City), Bae Joon-ho (Stoke City), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Hong Hyun-seok, Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), Jung Woo-young (Unieon Berlin), and Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord) who are active in Europe, also joined the team for the first training session. 메이저놀이터
In addition, Lee Hyun-joo (Hanover 96) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) joined on the evening of the 11th, and Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), Seol Young-woo (Zvezda), and Oh Hyun-kyu (Henk) joined to form the whole group on the morning of the 12th.
At 5 p.m. (11 p.m. Korean time) on the 13th, a day before the match, official training will be held at the Jabeur Al Ahmed International Stadium. On the 12th, the players who joined the latest were not in good condition due to the poison, but all 26 players are expected to perform normal training during the official training.
Prior to the training, an official press conference will be held at 12 p.m. (6 p.m. Korean time) before the match. Coach Hong Myung-bo and midfielder Hwang In-beom will attend the meeting. In addition to Korean reporters, local reporters from Kuwait will also attend, which is expected to lead to heated competition for coverage.
Notably, Hwang boosted his team's form by banking on his stellar performance, including his second goal in the league, over the weekend. Since moving to the Netherlands' Eredivisie Feyenoord in the summer transfer window, he has already had two league goals and one assist. Under Hong Myung-bo, he has established himself as a built-in central midfielder and is now a key player in the national team.