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Son Heung-min 'Draining with a smile'
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Sung-min = Players, including Son Heung-min of the Korean national soccer team, are conducting official training at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 9th. 2025.10.9 |
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Son Heung-min watching Kim Min-jae's training
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Sung-min = South Korea's national soccer team Son Heung-min is watching Kim Min-jae's official training at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 9th. 2025.10.9 |
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Hong Myung-bo's flag bearer is now heading to South America.
South Korea, which recorded one win and one draw against the U.S. (2-0 wins) and Mexico (2-2 draws) in two consecutive A matches in September, will hold a friendly match against Brazil at the Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 10th.
The most recent confrontation was Dec. 6, 2022, under Paulo Bento. They clashed in the round of 16 at the Qatar World Cup. The reality was cold. Bento was completely defeated 1-4. Joy and sorrow were mixed early in the first half. In the 7th minute of the first half, Brazil's Neymar (13 minutes), Hisalisson (29 minutes) and Casemiro (34 minutes) scored relay goals, led by Vinicius Junior. South Korea had to be satisfied with Baek Seung-ho's comeback goal in the 31st minute of the second half to escape the 'Young defeat'.
During Bento's time, South Korea lost all three games to Brazil. Brazil also visited Sangambeol on June 2, 2022, ahead of the Qatar World Cup. The result was more severe. It was a one-to-five defeat.
After going through the Klinsmann system for a while, the era of coach Hong Myung-bo arrived. He took the helm of the A team last year. Ahead of the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup, a rematch with Brazil took place in 2 years and 10 months. There is no sign Neymar, but Brazil is Brazil. The FIFA ranking is sixth, 17 places above South Korea (23rd).
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Korean national soccer team players ahead of training
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Sung-min = Korean national soccer team players gather before official training at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 9th. 2025.10.9 |
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Drinker Hong Myung-bo
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Sung-min = South Korea's national soccer team coach Hong Myung-bo drinks a drink during official training at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 9th. 2025.10.9 |
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The best 11 against Brazil were revealed. Son Heung-min (LAFC) finally opens a new history. Coach Hong puts Son Heung-min at the forefront of his offense. Along with legendary Cha Bum-keun and Hong Myung-bo, he has played 136 A matches, the most, and takes 137 games against Brazil. His name stone will be the lone player in the most appearances in the A-match.
On the 9th, a day before the showdown, Son Heung-min said, `I am proud and grateful to be able to write history while doing what I like to my teammates and many soccer players who have been together for 15 years. If I play against Brazil, I hope I can bring good games, fun games, and results. I hope it will be the happiest day in the world," he smiled.
Coach Hong also said to Son Heung-min, who is surpassing his own record, `There is always a new person to appear. Congratulations from the bottom of my heart. Even better, there have always been long-distance trips whenever Son Heung-min travels not only to Korea but also to Europe. It's a very difficult task. There's nothing more difficult than that."When I see that, the number of games I have is the same, but there is a difference. I expect to see a good performance against Brazil. I hope Son Heungmin takes all the other records I have"I laughed.
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Coach Hong Myung-bo watching Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Sung-min (right) of the Korean national soccer team is watching the training of Son Heung-min (left) and Lee Kang-in (center) at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 9th. 2025.10.9 |
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Son Heung-min 'Thank you for the gift'
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Sung-min = South Korea's national soccer team Son Heung-min is happy after receiving a gift from Brazilian reporters at an official press conference held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 9th. 2025.10.9 |
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Lee Jae-sung (Mainz) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) will be placed on the side with Son Heung-min at the peak in the 3-4-3 system. Son Heung-min's Lee Jae-sung, who was born in 1992, is also a day of emotion. Having played 99 A matches, he will join the Century Club (more than 100 A matches) through the match against Brazil.
In the midfield, Lee Tae-seok (Austria Vienna), Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord), Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City), and Seol Young-woo (Zvezda) line up. Hwang In-beom, who was excluded from the A-match in September due to an injury, matches with Baek Seung-ho.
Kim Joo-sung (Hiroshima) and Cho Yoo-min (Sharja) will breathe in the three-back, centering on Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich). Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan) will protect the goal.
Coach Hong said "I think it's a very good opportunity for us to prepare for the World Cup. He's a strong opponent. I will prepare well so that I can have a good game"There are not many friendly matches left. In order to make use of the meaning of the warm-up match, there is something important to increase competitiveness rather than the current results through games against strong teams. I think that is important to us. Of course, the outcome cannot be predicted. I think our players are in good shape. It's going to be a difficult and tough game. I think he will do his best."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
