"It's different from then, I'm done figuring out the players." 12 years later, will it be really different this time
"It's different from then, I'm done figuring out the players." 12 years later, will it be really different this time
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Hong Myung-bo (56), the coach of the South Korean national soccer team, mentioned the "2014 Brazil World Cup," which failed 11 years ago.
The South Korean national soccer team will play Kuwait at 8 p.m. at Seoul World Cup Stadium in the final 10th round of Group B of the Asian qualifying round for the '2026 North-China World Cup'.
Coach Hong Myung-bo said in a pre-press conference held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 9th, "It's my last game. As it's a home game, I want to play well."
South Korea won 2-0 in an away match in Iraq on the 6th to confirm its advance to the World Cup finals in North and Central America. South Korea, which has continued to rank first in the group with 19 points (5 wins and 4 draws), has won a ticket to the World Cup finals, which will be given to the second place in the group along with Jordan (16 points).
Team Korea led by Coach Hong Myung-bo, who has made it to the World Cup finals for 11 consecutive times, will start preparing for the World Cup in earnest. On the day, Coach Hong was asked, "What is your roadmap for the rest of the year?"
"After the match against Kuwait, there will be the East Asian Cup in July. There will be A matches in September and November, and the World Cup finals will begin with an exhibition match in March next year," Hong said.
He then emphasized the need to create a new 'manual', but did not elaborate. Coach Hong Myung-bo said, "After the final qualifying round, we have to make some changes. For example, we need to make some manuals from an administrative perspective. The warm-up matches for September and November are important times to check how much our team can adapt to the World Cup finals. It is a short time, but it is urgent to come up with a manual that can take all sides to the next level. I can't explain in detail, but I will prepare well."
At the same time, coach Hong Myung-bo drew attention by mentioning his experience of taking the helm of the national team in a hurry a year before the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
"In the past, I have managed the national team with one year left like now. There are many differences compared to then. Back then, I only spent time identifying players, but now I have fully identified them. I will prepare what I need for the World Cup well within my team," he said.
To Coach Hong, 토토사이트 the 2014 World Cup in Brazil remains the most painful memory and humiliation in his soccer career. When the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was just over a year away, Coach Hong Myung-bo suddenly took the helm and went to the World Cup without time to make his team properly, and was eliminated due to one draw and two losses in the group stage.
They performed well by drawing 1-1 with Russia in the first group match, but lost to Algeria 2-4 in the second group match. The team lost 0-1 in the third group match against Belgium despite numerical advantage of being sent off.