Hong Myung-bo is a strong team with everything...Bolivia Exposes Beware + Respect for
Nov 13, 2025
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Coach Viegas started a press conference before the A-match friendly match between South Korea (22nd in FIFA rankings) and Bolivia (76th) at the press conference room at Daejeon World Cup Stadium at 4:30 p.m. on the 13th. The game will be held at the same stadium at 8 p.m. on the 14th. He said "It's an honor to be in Korea. It's good to play in a good stadium." As for this match against Korea "I analyzed a lot of strengths to play against a competitive team like Korea" and expressed what he wanted to gain by saying, "We will look at the competitiveness and performance of the players while playing the game."
It is the fourth A-match face-off in his career. They drew 0-0 in the group stage of the 1994 U.S. World Cup in Boston in June 1994 and in a friendly match in Innsburg, Austria in June 2018. In the two games, national soccer team coach Hong Myung-bo and captain Son Heung-min (LAFC) played, respectively. In a friendly match held in Ulsan, South Korea, in March 2019, South Korea won 1-0 with Lee Chung-yong's winning goal. In the all-time record, South Korea dominated with one win and two draws.
Bolivia entered the country on the 10th and started preparing for the match against Korea early. Coach Biegan made a lot of efforts to overcome the 13-hour time difference. I think I got here and prepared well in my own way through rest and three practice games."
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Coach Viegas, who took the helm of Bolivia in July last year, made a splash in the South American qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. Bolivia, which defeated Brazil 1-0 at home in September 'Samba Corps', finished seventh in the continental playoff zone with six wins, two draws, 10 losses and 20 points in the South American qualifiers. Ahead of the playoffs, which will determine the fate of the World Cup finals in March next year, the Asian tour was planned to build up organizational power and discover new faces.
Striker Miguel Terceros (America's Mineiro), who was present at the press conference with Bayegas, is the ace who scored the winning goal with a penalty kick against Brazil. He was selected for the first time for the national team in 2022 and played 25 A matches in three years, scoring eight goals. The recent momentum is so scary that he has scored seven out of eight goals in this World Cup qualifying alone.
He said, `It's a big challenge to play against a team that has good advantages in every way like Korea. If I can play well with such a strong team, I will be able to move forward with confidence in the future."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
