Son Heungmin barely survived! U.S. →Korea → India clash with Messi after a murderous 21-hour flight? Argentina, Australia are in talks with the U.S

Sep 25, 2025

Son Heungmin barely survived! U.S. →Korea → India clash with Messi after a murderous 21-hour flight? Argentina, Australia are in talks with the U.S
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Son Heungmin barely survived! U.S. →Korea → India clash with Messi after a murderous 21-hour flight? Argentina, Australia are in talks with the U.S
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Hong Myung-bo is expected to avoid a murderous schedule. Argentina's opponent is more likely to be another country.

The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, opened its journey to the 2026 North-China World Cup in earnest, starting with the A-match in September. In September, he won and drew one match against the U.S. and Mexico, his A-match friendlies. It was confirmed that the "Plan B" three-back, which began to be used from the East Asian Cup, was well united around Kim Min-jae. In the process of winning 2-0 against the U.S., Son Heung-min's one-top tactics and midfield combination experiments were also successful. Against Mexico, it was a 2-2 draw, showing the potential to turn the game around after the first run.

South Korea will face South America in October. They face Brazil on October 10 and Paraguay on October 14. He will experiment with several tactics and player combinations again against Brazil, the eternal favorite, and Paraguay, which has the potential of South America.




Son Heungmin barely survived! U.S. →Korea → India clash with Messi after a murderous 21-hour flight? Argentina, Australia are in talks with the U.S
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The opponent for November has not been decided yet. Only one country has been set. It's Bolivia. The Korea Football Association announced on the 12th that the South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will face Bolivia in the FIFA A-match period on November 14th in the friendly match of the national soccer team invited by Hana Bank.

Argentina is the next country that was mentioned as a strong opponent. Journalist Gaston Edul, who is also a member of Argentina's TyC Sports and is familiar with Argentina's news, recently said, "'Argentina is scheduled to play its second friendly match against Asian or African countries during the A-match period in November. Currently, Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia are being discussed as options. It has not yet been confirmed.

Argentina's national football team is expected to play friendly matches in Angola's capital Luanda and India's southwestern Kerala during the November A-match. In both games, no friendly opponent was decided, and only the venue of the game was decided first. Due to the sponsorship agreement with AYS Developers, an Indian real estate development company, only the venue for the game has been confirmed early.




If Argentina and South Korea face off, the clash between the two leading players representing MLS at this point will inevitably draw attention. Let's go with Son Heung-min. Messi drew great attention when he wore an Inter Miami uniform in 2023. Since then, it has raised interest in soccer in the United States. Son Heung-min is gaining popularity in the LA FC uniform this summer. Everywhere you go, a lot of spectators are coming with the hot heat.

Son Heungmin barely survived! U.S. →Korea → India clash with Messi after a murderous 21-hour flight? Argentina, Australia are in talks with the U.S
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However, Son Heung-min's move will inevitably be a burden if the confrontation takes place. I have to deal with the arduous schedule of moving from the United States to South Korea and from South Korea to India. Flight time alone is at least 21 hours. Son Heung-min is also burdened with the schedule. Considering that MLS plays the playoffs every year beyond November, it could also affect the results of the season.

However, Argentina seems to be negotiating with another opponent before Korea. England's Tribuna will face the Argentine national team led by Messi and Australia on the 25th (Korea time). According to the news, he proposed to the association to host the match at the 40,000-seat Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The agreement has not yet been completed, so it may fall through, it said.




It seems difficult to expect Son Heung-min and Messi to face off in the national team. Attention is also focusing on who Argentina's opponent will be in November.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.