Suwon W sold out 40,000 spectators, A match card event for the first time in three years...Hong Myung-bo hopes to advance to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time
Mar 24, 2025
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The Korea Football Association will run various on-site events to maximize cheering heat both inside and outside the stadium in Game 8 of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Jordan at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 25th.
Inside the stadium, a card section event will be held with 40,000 spectators. The A-match card section is the first in three years since the match against Egypt in June 2022. The card section text and design, which was planned and prepared by the "Red Devil", will contain fans' wishes for advancing to the World Cup finals and completing the 40-year history of soccer from the 1986 Mexico World Cup.
The card section event will be held twice in the 11th minute of the first half, which contains the symbolic meaning of the player's desire to advance to the World Cup for the 11th consecutive time. Chairman Cho Ho-tae of the Red Devils said, `We ask that spectators enter the stadium faster than usual and join us so that they can see the completed card section and gain great strength when the players enter the game against Jordan on this day"It's said."
At halftime, a celebratory performance of the group 'Norazo' will be held. Jo Bin, a member of the "Norazo", is widely known as a soccer fan, and he recently cheered for Gwangju FC in the K-League and was invited to the Asian Champions League Elite Quarterfinals draw. 'Norazo' will share the cheering atmosphere with the audience through a stage that mixes their representative songs and World Cup cheering songs.
Outside the stadium, the fan experience space 'KFA Playground' will be operated in the central square on the northwest side of Suwon World Cup Stadium. 'KFA Playground' consists of an experience zone, an MD zone, and a food zone.
In the experience zone, a stamp rally event and a prize lottery will be held through the Baekho & Friends Challenge with the official mascot of the Korea Football Association 'Baekho & Friends'. MD Zone sells the national team replica uniform and official goods of Baekho & Friends, and also operates a photo zone where you can take photos with the body size such as the life size of the national team player. In the food zone, you can enjoy a variety of on-site cooking foods.
Lee Jung-seop, head of the marketing team of the Korea Football Association, said "As this match against Jordan is an important path to the World Cup finals, we prepared various programs to maximize the enthusiasm of cheering by providing a more special experience to the spectators who visited the stadium."We ask for your interest and participation so that the passionate support for the national team can be a great help to the players."," he said.
The Suwon World Cup Stadium, which has about 41,000 seats, is already sold out.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
