Kim Do-hoon returns to Korea today Meeting with open training fans on the 8th
The final match of the second preliminary round against China on the 11th.
Kim Do-hoon, who secured a resounding victory over Singapore to advance to the final Asian region qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup, will return to Korea today through Incheon International Airport.
The Korean men's soccer team, led by interim coach Kim Do-hoon, is scheduled to return to Korea via Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 7th.
In the 5th match of Group C of the Asian region 2nd qualifying round against Singapore held at the Singapore National Stadium on the 6th, Korean soccer team consisted of Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Joo Min-gyu (Ulsan HD), Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City). , achieved a 7-0 victory thanks to goals from key strikers such as Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton).
Core resource Son Heung-min, as well as Lee Kang-in and Hwang Hee-chan, continued their upward trend by scoring goals.
In addition, frontline striker Joo Min-gyu recorded the second-oldest debut goal in A-match history at 34 years and 54 days old, and 'rookie' Bae Jun-ho scored a debut goal in his debut match.
Korea, with 4 wins and 1 draw (13 points) with this victory, will secure first place in the group regardless of the result of the final 6th home game against China scheduled for the 11th at Seoul World Cup Stadium and advance to the 3rd preliminary round where the 2nd place in each group will be awarded. Successfully advanced.
The Korea Football Association, which was unable to find a new head coach after the dismissal of former coach Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany), appointed former Ulsan HD coach Kim Do-hoon as its second 'temporary head coach' following Hwang Sun-hong, then coach of the U-23 national team, in March. We participated in this Singapore expedition. Despite successive temporary manager systems, Korean soccer did not waver and moved one step closer to the finals for the 11th consecutive time. They secured first place in their group and advanced to the final qualifying round, but a victory against China is desperately needed. Korea (23rd) ranks 3rd among Asian countries in the April FIFA rankings, following Japan (18th) and Iran (20th). Only by maintaining third place in Asia can they advance to the World Cup with relative ease by avoiding top seeds Japan and Iran in the final qualifying round, which is divided into three groups. However, the point gap with Australia, which is 24th in the FIFA rankings, is not large, so the rankings may change depending on the result of the China game. Although it is a must-win game, the team is expected to run at its usual pace without overdoing it. According to the Korea Football Association, the national team is scheduled to take a break after returning to Korea today. The next day, on the 8th, they reconvened at Goyang Sports Complex in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do to prepare for the match against China through recovery training. In particular, recovery training is conducted as open training with fans participating. It is said that Kim Do-hoon will interact with a total of 300 fans. Son Heung-min, the ‘captain’ of the national team, said in an interview with a broadcaster after the Singapore game, “I am truly grateful. “I will try not to disappoint my fans,” he said. 고스톱사이트