From now on, it's World Cup time...Director Hong Myung-bo will visit the U.S. this week
From now on, it's World Cup time...Director Hong Myung-bo will visit the U.S. this week
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Coach Hong Myung-bo, who has begun preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals in North Korea and the U.S., will visit the U.S. for the showdown. Coach Hong will visit the FIFA Club World Cup site, which can be seen as a pre-inspection stage for the North Korea-China World Cup, and experience the atmosphere and advanced soccer in person.
According to the Korea Football Association on the 11th, coach Hong Myung-bo will depart for Los Angeles (LA) this week and stay for about a week.
Coach Hong Myung-bo said, "I will leave for the United States after playing against Kuwait and watch the Club World Cup after returning home after winning 2-0 in the ninth round of the third Asian qualifying round for the North-China World Cup in Iraq on the 6th."
"Coach Hong will first visit the U.S., where the World Cup will take place, in a year, to check the atmosphere there," a KFA source said. "He will also watch three to four games between the world's top teams."
During Hong's stay in the U.S., Paris Saint-Germain (PSG France), which achieved the treble (French League 1, French Cup, and UEFA Champions League) in the 2024-25 season, will play two games at Rose Bowl Stadium in LA.
Since national team ace Lee Kang-in is also on the list of club World Cup participants, coach Hong can watch Lee Kang-in's game on the spot.
Coach Hong Myung-bo will prepare for the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) to be held in Korea from July 7 after visiting the United States.
Since the East Asian Cup is not held during an A-match period set by FIFA, a team should be composed of players who play in the K-League. Coach Hong Myung-bo will give new players who are showing impressive performances in the K-League an opportunity to conduct a test.
Hong said earlier that he would form a team based on competitive players in the East Asian Cup. To this end, Hong Myung-bo and the coaching staff will visit the K League 1 site, which will resume from Friday, to check the teams. 안전놀이터
After the East Asian Cup, Coach Hong Myung-bo will lead the national team to the U.S. in September to play warm-up matches with the U.S. and Mexico.