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Tottenham laughs again thanks to Son Heung-min. Thanks to Hong Myung-bo, several teams can receive a lot of money.
The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, confirmed its advance to the World Cup finals and entered the path to the World Cup. It was the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North American World Cup, which finished in a good mood by keeping the lead. After the 2010 South African tournament, he achieved his first 'World Cup qualifier undefeated' in 16 years. In the 2nd and 3rd qualifiers, he had 16 consecutive undefeated matches (11 wins and 5 draws). With 22 points (6 wins and 4 draws), South Korea finished its journey as No. 1 in Group B. Hong Myung-bo was the only Asian country that had not lost a single game.
It started preparing for the World Cup in earnest from the A match in September. Coach Hong Myung-bo began experimenting with the U.S. and Mexico with his formidable power. He devised a clear strategy to record effective hits against strong teams in the World Cup finals, including Son Heung-min's one-top tactic and three-back centered on Kim Min-jae, and applied it to the real game. The experiment was successful. He accepted a report card of one win and one draw in two consecutive away games in the U.S. There is still a lot of work left to say 100%, but he completed the first step of the preparation process safely and announced a pleasant start.
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In this process, I was able to express greater joy in Hong Myung-bo's propaganda. It is FIFA compensation. Argentina's TyC Sports reported 'FIFA will increase the compensation paid to clubs that send players to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers by 70%.
TyC Sports will pay '355 million (about W490 billion). This is a 70% increase from the Qatar World Cup. It is to strengthen solidarity and ensure fair distribution around the world. Clubs that sent out players in the preliminary round will also be given financial benefits, and the same will be true even if they cannot play in the final round. At the last Qatar Games, Manchester City received the most money.
FIFA announced on the 17th that it will pay compensation to all clubs sent to each country's World Cup team. It is the first time that compensation has been collected considering the World Cup qualifying stage. Previously, only the clubs of the finalists received compensation, but FIFA decided to pay it from the qualifying stage. Compensation is generally calculated using a daily calculation method based on the number of days a player has been called up to the national team. Although the standard for distribution of this tournament has not been set, during the last World Cup in Qatar, compensation per player was divided into third place and distributed evenly to registered clubs, pre-World Cup registered clubs, and World Cup registered clubs one to two years ago.
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This decision will also benefit several clubs with Korean players. First of all, Son Heung-min's former team, Tottenham, and his current team, LA FC, can receive compensation. Since Son Heung-min was a member of Tottenham during the World Cup qualifying period, Tottenham is likely to receive more compensation if it enters the calculation of including this qualifying round. In the K-League, the teams of several players who have been assigned to the national team will be eligible for compensation.
The compensation is aimed at making it clear that the World Cup stage is not just a single tournament, but a venue for a festival where soccer is developed from the qualifying stage and everyone makes it together. With the performances of the players called up to the national team, the soccer ecosystem can also expect a positive virtuous cycle.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
