The hell expedition is actually 44 degrees Celsius → bulletproof bus → police escort even at 5 p.m…Lee Kang-in joins today, and the first full group training on the 4th

Jun 03, 2025

The hell expedition is actually 44 degrees Celsius → bulletproof bus → police escort even at 5 p.m…Lee Kang-in joins today, and the first full group training on the 4th
Son Heung-min leaving for Iraq

(Young Jong-do = Yonhap News) Reporter Yoon Dong-jin = South Korea's national soccer team Son Heung-min departs for Iraq through Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 on the 2nd. The national soccer team will travel to Iraq on a chartered plane on the same day and play the ninth Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. on the 6th. 2025.6.2



The hell expedition is actually 44 degrees Celsius → bulletproof bus → police escort even at 5 p.m…Lee Kang-in joins today, and the first full group training on the 4th
Coach Hong Myung-bo leaving for Iraq

(Young Jong-do = Yonhap News) Reporter Yoon Dong-jin = Hong Myung-bo, the coach of the Korean national soccer team, leaves for Iraq through Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 on the 2nd. The national soccer team will travel to Iraq on a chartered plane on the same day and play the ninth Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. on the 6th. 2025.6.2
The hell expedition is actually 44 degrees Celsius → bulletproof bus → police escort even at 5 p.m…Lee Kang-in joins today, and the first full group training on the 4th
Korea national soccer team leaving for Iraq

(Young Jong-do = Yonhap News) Reporter Yoon Dong-jin = The Korean national soccer team is leaving for Iraq through Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 on the 2nd. The national soccer team will travel to Iraq on a chartered plane on the same day and play the ninth Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. on the 6th. 2025.6.2
Hong Myung-bo entered Iraq with only 11 consecutive World Cup finals remaining.

Team A will play the 9th Group B match in Basra, Iraq on the 6th (Korea time) against Iraq in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. The Taegeuk Warriors, who left the country on Thursday, flew 11 hours on a chartered plane and arrived in Basra, Iraq on Thursday.

It was 5 p.m. local time, but it was 44 degrees Celsius, so I realized the heat. An official of the A national team said that it was hotter due to the warm wind. The Taegeuk Warriors took a commemorative photo in front of a welcoming banner at the Korean Embassy in Iraq at Basra Airport and immediately moved to their accommodation. The coaching staff and players on the two bulletproof buses received road control cooperation from security vehicles and police escorts.




Twenty-one Taegeuk Warriors, including Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who returned last week with his first career victory in the Europa League, started in Korea. Middle Easterners Cho Yoo-min (Sharja), Park Yong-woo (Al Ain), Kwon Kyung-won (Korpakan) arrived in Iraq first and joined at their accommodation.

Lee Kang-in, who shared Paris Saint-Germain's first-ever treble myth, including the European Champions League, will join on the 3rd and conduct his first training session as a whole on the 4th. Training hours will be adjusted to 45 degrees Celsius during the day and 35 degrees Celsius during the evening.

The hell expedition is actually 44 degrees Celsius → bulletproof bus → police escort even at 5 p.m…Lee Kang-in joins today, and the first full group training on the 4th
Korea national soccer team leaving for Iraq

(Young Jong-do = Yonhap News) Reporter Yoon Dong-jin = The Korean national soccer team is leaving for Iraq through Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 on the 2nd. The national soccer team will travel to Iraq on a chartered plane on the same day and play the ninth Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. on the 6th. 2025.6.2
The hell expedition is actually 44 degrees Celsius → bulletproof bus → police escort even at 5 p.m…Lee Kang-in joins today, and the first full group training on the 4th
Interviewing director Hong Myung-bo

(Young Jong-do = Yonhap News) Reporter Yoon Dong-jin = Hong Myung-bo, the coach of the Korean national soccer team, is interviewing before departing for Iraq through Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 on the 2nd. 2025.6.2
On the heat wave, Hong said, `No one of our players has experienced it. Korea has been hot in the past one to two weeks, so I think it would have helped some adjustment, but I think there will be various conditions, including unilateral support from the opponent"I'll put this part in my head and go into the game."

Hong Myung-bo maintains the top spot in Group B with 16 points (4 wins, 4 draws), while Jordan is second (13 points, 3 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss) and Iraq is third (12 points, 3 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses). Oman ranks fourth (10 points, 1 win, 3 draws, 4 losses), and Palestine (6, 1 win, 3 draws, 4 losses) and Kuwait (5, 5 draws, 3 losses).

In the third qualifying round, the first and second places in each group will win a ticket to the World Cup finals. The third and fourth places will go to the fourth qualifying round, while the fifth and sixth places will be eliminated. South Korea will secure at least the second place in the group if it wins one draw in two matches.

Coach Hong said, `There are only two games left, and it is an important time to determine the World Cup ticket. I'll play well for two days"I'm going to talk about which game I'm going to focus more on and when I go to the local area."




When asked how much Son Heung-min will be used, Hong said, `I haven't talked about that exactly yet"First of all, we've heard enough of your will, etc."," he replied.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.