Captain Hong Myung-bo, "Son Heung-min's body condition is fine... Time to play is considered."

Captain Hong Myung-bo, "Son Heung-min's body condition is fine... Time to play is considered."

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The national team will play the 5th away game of Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Kuwait at 11 p.m. on the 14th at Jabeur Al Ahmed National Stadium.

Coach Hong Myung-bo made an official press conference just one day before the match. "It is important as it is the first of two consecutive matches in the Middle East," Hong said of the match against Kuwait. "I want to win the next match (after winning the match against Kuwait) and wrap up my schedule in November," he added. "I will prepare well and have a good match."

Attention was paid to Son's physical condition and whether he would play or not. Son Heung-min was absent from the A-match last October due to a thigh injury. After recovering, he played in his team's game once but missed it again. After returning to the team recently, he gradually increased his playing time and played full-time in the last league game.

Hong said Son joined the team a day later than other players, adding that he will discuss the match against Kuwait after official training sessions. "We are not at the stage of discussion yet on whether to participate or not, and we will make a decision after training sessions today."

As for Son Heung-min's physical condition, he said, "I played full-time in my team last weekend and joined the national team," adding, "He said there was no problem at all about the injury situation." He added, "We will also decide the playing time considering the overall situation, as Son Heung-min has played full-time."

Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord), who attended the press conference with Hong, said, "From a player's point of view, Son Heung-min, who is the captain of the team and plays for a world-class team, is reliable." "Our role is to prepare well as a team so that no matter which player is absent, there will be no gap," he said. "We did well in October and we have to play well as a team no matter who plays."

Currently, Korea (10 points) ranks first in Group B with three wins and one draw. After the first round draw with Palestine, the team beat Oman, Jordan, and Iraq. Kuwait ranks fifth among the six teams with three draws and one loss. However, the team has only lost once and has tied with Jordan and Iraq, which are considered strong teams.

In matches against opponents, Korea leads the team with 12 wins, four draws and eight losses. Since losing 0-1 at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Lebanon Asian Cup in October 2000, the team has had seven wins and one draw in eight matches. At the third Asian regional qualifying round for the 2018 Russia World Cup, which was scheduled for March 2016, Kuwait forfeited a 3-0 win. The last time they met in person was in October 2015 when Koo Ja-cheol (Jeju United) scored a goal to secure a 1-0 victory. 카지노사이트