Hong Myung-bo will play in the A-match match in November in Daejeon and Ghana in Seoul
Oct 28, 2025
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The Korea Football Association (KFA) revealed where Hong Myung-bo will play his A-match game in November. First, on November 14, the friendly match against Bolivia will be held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium. The friendly match against Ghana, which will be played on the 18th, will be held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Kick-off time for both games is 8 p.m.
November's A-match is the last A-match to be held this year. Hong Myung-bo previously held the A-match in the United States in September and the A-match in October in Korea. Hong Myung-bo, who had one win and one draw in two consecutive U.S. A matches against the U.S. and Mexico, had one win and one loss against Brazil and Paraguay in October. They lost to Brazil 0-5 but changed the mood with a 2-0 victory over Paraguay.
The A match in November is played before the draw for the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup, so the results are more important than ever. The draw for the North Korea-China World Cup will be held by dividing the 48 countries that advanced to the finals into four ports (12 countries each) based on the FIFA rankings in November. Excluding the three host countries, the FIFA rankings are divided into Port 1 for the first to ninth place and Port 2 for the 10th to 23rd places. The higher the port, the greater the likelihood of avoiding a strong team relatively.
South Korea ranked 22nd in October's FIFA rankings, adding 0.73 points compared to September. He moved up one spot from 23rd to 22nd. If we get a good result in this two consecutive games, we can keep our current ranking.
The opponent boasts a formidable strength. Bolivia, ranked 78th in the FIFA rankings, produced an extraordinary upset by beating fifth-ranked Brazil 1-0 in the final match of the South American qualifying round for the North-China World Cup on the 10th. With the victory, Bolivia finished seventh in the South American qualifying round and confirmed its entry into the intercontinental playoff, continuing its bid to advance to the World Cup finals.
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Ghana, ranked 75th in the FIFA rankings, defeated Comoros in the last Group I match of the first African qualifying round for the North-China World Cup. He ranked first in the group with eight wins, one draw and one loss (25 points) and confirmed his qualification for the World Cup finals. South Korea and Ghana have been together a total of seven times so far, with Ghana slightly leading with 4 wins and 3 losses. The last match between the two teams is the group stage of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. At that time, South Korea lost 2-3. However, South Korea, which defeated Portugal, advanced to the round of 16, and Ghana was eliminated from the group stage.
Tickets for the two consecutive games, the last A match to be held this year, can be purchased through 'Play KFA' and mobile applications. The Bolivia match will be held in advance for VIP members at 7 p.m. on November 3 and general reservations at 7 p.m. on the 4th, the next day, while the Ghana match will be held at 7 p.m. on November 6 and general reservations at 7 p.m. on the 7th.
Following the warm-up match in October, 'Caszone' will be run in these two games. Caszone provides draft beer and goods (jim sacks, mufflers, stickers) from Cas, an official partner of the Korea Football Association.
In this warm-up match, a 'Lee Jae-sung fan zone' will be operated to commemorate the joining of the Century Club by Lee Jae-sung (Minutes), who achieved 100 A-match appearances against Brazil last month. Fans who purchase tickets to the area will be given a limited edition fan box and a national team replica uniform.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
