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| The A-match warm-up match between the Korean national soccer team and Brazil was held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Sangam-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of the 10th. Coach Hong Myung-bo watching the game. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.10/ |
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| A match warm-up match between the national soccer team and Brazil held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. Son Heung-min. Sang-am = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.10/ |
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Hong Myung-bo will face Paraguay by operating a large number of rotations.
South Korea will play its second friendly match against Paraguay in October at 8 p.m. on the 14th at Seoul Ald Cup Stadium. We must forget the defeat against Brazil and move on. South Korea lost 0-5 against Brazil on the 10th. South Korea, which went to the world in the A-match in September, finished its pleasant away trip to the U.S. with results against the U.S. (2-0 wins) and Mexico (2-2 draws). The next Brazil to face, but the wall of 'eternal favourites' was high. He swallowed his regret by losing five goals due to strong attacks from the first half.
The next opponent is Paraguay. If Brazil was a spectacular attack, Paraguay's defense is the focus of tactics. Coach Gustavo Alfaro, who leads Paraguay, is a man with deep bones, consistently taking charge of clubs and national teams in Latin America. At the 2022 Qatar World Cup, he led the Ecuadorian national team to the group stage. He failed to advance to the round of 16 with one win, one draw and one loss. After that, Costari joined Paraguay in August 2024 after serving as a member of the national team. Since his appointment as Alpha, he has been on the rise with nine undefeated games. He has confirmed his qualification for the World Cup in 6th place in the South American qualifying round.
After Gustavo's appointment, Paraguay overpowered South American powerhouses with a solid defense. He did not allow a single run in his two showdowns with Uruguay (0-0 draw, 2-0 win), and also won 1-0 at home against Brazil. During 18 South American qualifying matches, he only allowed 10 runs. He has allowed six runs in 12 games since Alfaro took the helm. In terms of lost points alone, he is tied for second place in the South American qualifying round after Ecuador (five lost points). He lacks offense, but he has a certain defensive ability to overwhelm South America's spectacular attacks.
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| A match warm-up match between the national soccer team and Brazil held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. Son Heung-min is disappointed with the goal line out. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.10/ |
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| Lee Kang-in is attempting to break through the A-match warm-up match between the Korean national soccer team and Brazil held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. Sangam = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.10.10/ |
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The best 11 against Paraguay were revealed. The rotation was definitely done. Lee Kang-in, who started against Brazil, was listed on the replacement list, and eight seats were changed, including wingback and defense. Coach Hong Myung-bo said at a press conference on the 13th, `I have a player who played a lot of time in the last game, so I'm going to rotate. I'm trying to change the combination and formation. I don't think the role will change much, but I'm preparing a lot of parts" he said.
It's going to be a 3-4-3 formation. Son Heung-min (LAFC) will take the lead, followed by Um Ji-sung (Swansea City) and Lee Dong-kyung (Kim Cheon). Kim Jin-kyu (Jeonbuk) and Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord) will protect the midfield. Kim Moon-hwan and Lee Myung-jae (Daejeon) will play in both wing backs. The three-back will be composed of Lee Han-beom (Mit Willan), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), and Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk). Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo) will protect the goal. Park Jin-seop, who can play both center back and defensive midfielder, started, and set up a starting composition that allows three-backs and four-backs to be mixed in the game according to the situation.
Son Heung-min, who opened a new history in the last match against Brazil, will also hold an event to commemorate his achievement in first place in his A-match career ahead of the match. Legendary former coach Cha Bum-keun will visit the site of the match against Paraguay and deliver the commemorative uniform to Son Heung-min himself.
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| A match warm-up match between the national soccer team and Brazil held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. Kim Min-jae Passing. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.10/ |
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Kim Min-jae is also the center of the three-back against Paraguay. Kim Min-jae will go out with Lee Han-beom and Park Jin-seop. Regarding the three-back, Hong also said, `Even if there was a mistake in the qualifying round, there was a side that was hidden because the opponent could not decide. But Brazil didn't miss our mistake and scored. I fully understand the concerns about the shortcomings that are revealed now, but if this aspect is not revealed now, the finals will be difficult. Friendship matches are done to identify these shortcomings", signaling that it will be strengthened to stabilize the three-back.
It is a situation where we have to overcome defeat and go further. Coach Hong said, `It is the last A match in October. It is an important game in many ways. As a whole, I think it is a must-win match in all aspects. I think it will be a good game to check how you recover when you get a bad result in the first and second games on the big stage of the World Cup. "
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
