Hong Myung-bo-ho’s national soccer team left for Jordan, the “final site” to play the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup qualifying round.
The national team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, left for Jordan through Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 7th.
Eight players, including Oh Se-hoon (Machida), Lee Dong-kyung (Kim Chun), Joo-kyu, Lee Myung-jae, Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan), Kim Joo-sung (Seoul), Hwang Moon-ki (Gangwon), and Kim Joon-hong (Jeonbuk), will head to Amman, Jordan via Doha, Qatar.
While “captain” Son Heung-min (Tottenham) was excluded due to a hamstring injury, overseas players such as Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) will join from Amman immediately.
South Korea will play Jordan at 11 p.m. on the 10th at Amman International Stadium in Jordan in the third round of the Asian qualifying round for the North-China World Cup.
South Korea, which recorded one win and one draw in the first home match (0-0 draw) against Palestine and the second away match against Oman (3-1 win) in September, is ranked second in Group B (4, goal difference +2, 3 points) in the third qualifying round.
Jordan, the opponent, is leading the group in multiple points (4 points, goal difference + 2 points).
South Korea seeks revenge on Jordan.
Earlier this year, they lost to Jordan 0-2 in the semi-finals of the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup. 메이저사이트
It is also an important game for coach Hong Myung-bo, who is criticized by fans for unfair controversy in the process of appointing the national team head coach.
Ahead of the second consecutive A-match in October, an audit by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism concluded that there would have been no problem if they had entered negotiations for the appointment of Hong without additional interviews with foreign candidates after the 10th meeting of the Korea Football Association’s National Power Reinforcement Committee, but many fans still believe that Hong has been given preferential treatment.
In the meantime, if you lose the Jordanian expedition, public opinion on the replacement is likely to be higher.
Meanwhile, the national team will return home immediately after the match against Jordan through a chartered flight organized by the Korea Football Association.
He will then play his fourth home game against Iraq at Mir Stadium in Yongin at 8 p.m. on the 15th.
