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[Orando (USA) = Sports Chosun Reporter Kim Sung-won] Ulsan HD time begins. The FIFA Club World Cup in 2025 and Ulsan's D-Day are just a day away.
Ulsan will play the first Group F match against South Africa's Marmelody Sundowns at Inter & Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, at 7 a.m. on the 18th (Korea time). There is no official training in the stadium the day before the game. Ulsan entered Orlando after a final soaking at its base camp, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Cho Hyun-woo, the gatekeeper who visited the ground, said in an interview with the mixed zone, `We have a lot of great players in Ulsan. Personally, I'm ready to enjoy this big stage. I'm looking forward to this competition, and I'll take responsibility so that Ulsan can perform well" he said.
I've never thought about the evaluation of the `weakest' as well. We always think we're strong, and we're looking forward to it because we can show it again. You have to show it on the field. Our players are ready to fight. We'll have a good game," he stressed.
Cho Hyun-woo is particularly strong in a big game. It was possible to beat the world's strongest Germany 2-0 at the 2018 World Cup in Russia because Cho Hyun-woo was holding on to the goal. Cho Hyun-woo's success in the round of 16 of the away World Cup for the first time in 12 years at the 2022 Qatar tournament was also largely attributed to him.
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"As much as I represented Korea, it is an opportunity to show that our Korean team is good and strong. There is no big worry. I'm looking forward to seeing how much more our players will implement the coach's soccer."
Jung Woo-young, a former member of the national team, also said, `I want to play with responsibility and with the heart of representing the K-League. I came as a representative of the country"It feels different. It's a new experience coming out of the club team. It's the first time that it's opened this big. It's an honor to be together for the first time."
And "I want to show good performance. It is different from when I went to the World Cup as a national team. I watched the other team's game yesterday and the day before yesterday, and it feels real. The players are also feeling a lot of alert and looking forward to it."
Ulsan was in Group F along with Mamelodi, Fluminensee (Brazil), and Borussia Dortmund (Germany). Ulsan needs to catch Mamelodi and Mamelodi needs to catch Ulsan to have hope of advancing to the round of 16.
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Jung Woo-young said "It's the same for both teams. The first game is the most important. Each other has to win points. First of all, there is not much information about the African team. I tried to analyze it as much as I could. Personally, I faced the African team against Ghana at the Qatar World Cup, and I think it was a difficult game. I think I have a great personal capacity. However, if you fight as a team systematically, it is not a long shot. When I analyzed it, I prepared it like that. Personally, I'm in good condition after adjusting to jet lag. I'm looking forward to training in a good environment" he said.
Rubikshon from Sweden boasted the power of the K-League. "When I came here, it was difficult to know exactly what style of football I played as a team or what every player played, what the Korean league was like. And when many players come here or in the K League, they are surprised by the level and intensity."
He continued "I spoke with the players from Sweden, who all said 'You might think it's going to be easier now that they're from Europe, but it's not." It's a really competitive league. The intensity is too high and tough. In the Swedish league, at least every player has weaknesses, but in the K-League, everyone is strong, fast and good at balling"It was a good time to learn tactically and soccer in that respect."," he added.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
