'Complete victory + rest' Hong Myung-bo, back to the training ground! Preparation for 2 consecutive wins begins
'Complete victory + rest' Hong Myung-bo, back to the training ground! Preparation for 2 consecutive wins begins
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'Let's wash away the humiliation of the draw against Palestine!'
Hong Myung-bo, who defeated Kuwait, the first opponent of the 'Middle East 2-match expedition' in November, is recharging with a sweet 'day off' and preparing for the second match against Palestine.
The national soccer team led by coach Hong Myung-bo trained in preparation for the match against Palestine at the auxiliary stadium of the Jaber Al Ahmed International Stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait on the 16th (Korean time).
The national team players focused on recovering their condition by running and touching the ball on the ground in preparation for the match against Palestine.
Hong Myung-bo, who arrived in Kuwait on the 11th after a 16-hour journey, went through a tough schedule of preparing for the match against Kuwait by forming a full team on the 12th with overseas players joining one after another.
The results of the hard preparation were sweet.
The national team, which faced Kuwait on the 14th, easily won the game with a header from 'tall striker' Oh Se-hoon in just 10 minutes of the first half.
It was a moment when Oh Se-hoon's 'post play', which Coach Hong had prepared in anticipation of a dense defense, shone.
The national team, which opened up a gap in the Kuwaiti defense with side attacks, took the lead in the 19th minute of the first half when Son Heung-min rushed straight into the penalty area and induced a penalty kick, then stepped up as the kicker and scored his 50th goal in an A match.
Unfortunately, the national team conceded a goal to Kuwait in the 스포츠토토사이트 15th minute of the second half, but the team secured the victory when Bae Jun-ho, who came in as a substitute for Son Heung-min in the 19th minute of the second half, scored the winning goal in the 29th minute of the second half.
Hong Myung-bo, who overcame the difficulties of the away game and achieved a pleasant victory, took a break with the entire team on the 15th to relieve fatigue, and returned to training with the momentum of the victory against Kuwait in his heart.
The expressions of the Taegeuk Warriors who arrived at the training ground were brighter than ever.
Having won the first hurdle of the two-game expedition to the Middle East, they were determined to secure a complete victory in the second game against Palestine and overcome the 'eighth hurdle' of securing a ticket to the 2026 North and Central American World Cup.
Hong Myung-bo will play the 6th match of the 3rd round of the Asian region qualifying for the North and Central American World Cup against Palestine at the Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan at 11:00 PM on the 19th (Korean time).
Above all, Palestine has a debt to repay.
Korea, ranked 22nd in the FIFA rankings, met Palestine, ranked 100th, for the first time ever in a home game in the first leg of the third round of qualifying for the Asian World Cup in September, and suffered the humiliation of a draw.
Although it was a home game, the poor condition of the grass at Seoul World Cup Stadium was a blemish on the game as it prevented the players from displaying their individual skills and teamwork.