Hong Myung-bo, first departure on the 2nd Aiming for ‘2 consecutive wins’ amidst controversy that does not subside
Hong Myung-bo, first departure on the 2nd Aiming for ‘2 consecutive wins’ amidst controversy that does not subside
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The Korean national soccer team 'Hong Myung-bo' is officially setting sail amidst various controversies that show no signs of abating.
The national soccer team led by coach Hong Myung-bo will begin its first training session at 5:00 PM on the 2nd at Goyang Stadium in Gyeonggi Province in preparation for the first and second matches of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asian 3rd qualifying round.
Hong Myung-bo will face Palestine at 8 PM on the 5th at Seoul World Cup Stadium, and Oman at 11 PM (Korean time) on the 10th at Sultan Qaboos Stadium in Muscat, Oman. This is the first schedule for the third round of the North and Central American World Cup qualifiers.
Nearly two months have passed since Hong Myung-bo took charge of the national team, but controversy still rages over whether the selection process was fair.
The fans' view of the Korea Football Association, which appointed coach Hong, who experienced bitter failure 10 years ago after operating the National Team Strengthening Committee for about 5 months to find the right person, is still cold.
In terms of power, Korea is far superior to Palestine and Oman. Korea is ranked 23rd in the FIFA rankings. Palestine is ranked 96th, and Oman is ranked 76th.
If Hong Myung-bo, who set sail amid controversy, struggles or fails to secure a win against Palestine or Oman, who are clearly inferior to him, public opinion is very likely to worsen.
The key overseas players who will lead the national team to victory for 추천 Coach Hong for the first time in 10 years will join sequentially starting on the 3rd, two days before the match against Palestine.
This is because each player must play their team's matches before entering the A-match period in September.
Son Heung-min (Tottenham) will play a league match against Newcastle at 9:30 PM on the 1st, Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) will play against Freiburg at 0:30 AM on the 2nd, and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) will play against LOSC Lille at 3:45 AM on the 2nd.
Accordingly, the first training camp on the 2nd is expected to be centered around K-League players and overseas players active in the Middle East and other Asian regions.
K-League players aiming to play in the A-match must impress Coach Hong by showing an impressive performance in training.
Coach Hong Myung-bo, who recently led K-League's Ulsan HD, selected Yang Min-hyeok, Hwang Moon-ki (both from Gangwon) and Choi Woo-jin (from Incheon) as 'new faces' active in the league.
Attention is also being paid to whether coach Hong Myung-bo, who desperately needs both overwhelming performance and victory, will actually use promising players, including Yang Min-hyeok.
Yang Min-hyeok, who was chosen by coach Hong Myung-bo, who declared that he would run the team in a 'future-oriented' manner, wore the Taegeuk mark at the age of 18 years and 132 days, which is even faster than Son Heung-min.
If he plays against Palestine or Oman, he could also break the record of Son Heung-min (18 years and 175 days), who is ranked 5th in the youngest international debut category.