The South Korean national soccer team, led by interim coach Hwang Sun-hong, will play two consecutive games against Thailand during the March A match. At 8 p.m. on the 21st at Seoul World Cup Stadium, the third match of Group C of the second qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-Central America World Cup will be held, and then move to Bangkok, Thailand, where they will face off again at Nazamangala Stadium on the 26th.
Currently, Korea ranks first in the group with two wins from two matches (six points). Thailand beat Singapore, but it is second in the group with one win and one loss (three points) after losing to China. It has the same points as China, but is leading in goal difference. 스포츠토토
The national team will start its official schedule on Tuesday afternoon. The call-up will be the first of its kind since the Asian Cup, when former coach Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked and the team was mired in discord during the competition. Hwang Sun-hong will gather at the team's lodging facility in Goyang City on Tuesday afternoon, before conducting training at Goyang Stadium.
According to the Korea Football Association (KFA), Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, and Hwang In-beom (Tsrvena Zvezda) will return to Korea via Incheon International Airport on Saturday afternoon. Hence, they will not be able to join the team's training camp that starts at 4 p.m. Hong Hyun-suk (Hent), Cho Kyu-sung (Mitt Whelan), and Lee Kang-in will join the team on Saturday.
The national team plans to play mostly with domestic players who have been convened first. If all European players are to join the training camp, the team will likely be able to join the team on Wednesday at the earliest or on Wednesday at the latest.
In other words, the 23-member team has only two days to train as a whole. However, since most of them have experiences in the team and experienced players in the national team, there will be no big problem.
He also improved his condition in his team. In the game just before joining, Lee Kang-in scored his second goal in the league with a left-footed kick, and Cho Kyu-sung scored 10 goals with a penalty kick. Hwang In-beom also scored one goal and one assist to lead his team's 5-0 victory, and Hong Hyun-suk also helped.
However, Son and Kim had to swallow their disappointment. Son had scored goals in two consecutive matches, but lost to Fulham 0-3 in silence. Kim also sat on the bench for the third straight match, missing the match against Darmstadt. While his sense of play may deteriorate a bit, it can also help him manage his stamina.