Hong Myung-bo is crazy. The first match between Korea and Japan in World Cup history is possible. The number of cases in the round of 32 and round of 16 is very burdensome
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The draw for the 2026 FIFA North American World Cup was held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on the 6th (Korea time).
The South Korean national soccer team was organized in Group A at the North-China World Cup and received an easy match. He avoided the world's strongest teams by meeting Mexico, one of the host countries, in Port 1. In Port 3, he also managed to avoid Norway led by Erling Holan and met South Africa. However, he will meet a European playoff qualifying country in the For 4. It is one of the countries that advances through Pass D and meets one of Denmark, North Macedonia, Czech Republic, and Ireland. The leading candidate is Denmark.
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In Port 3, Japan met Tunisia. Tunisia, ranked 40th in the FIFA rankings, is not a country to be ignored. The tough team confirmed its advance to the World Cup finals as No. 1 in Group H in the Africa World Cup qualifying round. He was the unbeaten No. 1 with nine wins and one draw in 10 games. Even after the final round is confirmed, the performance is good. It is a country with such good power that it also drew 1-1 with Brazil in the A match in November.
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After the results of the draw were announced, the Japanese media Football Channel explained that they could face No. 1 in Group A, No. 1 in Group B, No. 1 in Group D, No. 1 in Group E, and No. 1 in Group I because it depends on the results of other countries.
Korea belongs to Group A. If Japan wins the third place in the group after Mexico and South Africa pass the European Playoff Pass D and South Korea confirms the top spot in the group, the match between Korea and Japan may take place in the round of 32, depending on the selection of the match in the future. There has never been a match between Korea and Japan at the World Cup.
There is also a possibility of a match between Korea and Japan in the round of 16. There are two conditions for now. First, Japan ranks first in Group F and South Korea ranks second in Group A. Then, he will face the second place in Group C in the round of 32 as the No. 1 player in Group F in Japan. Group C includes Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, and Haiti. Morocco or Scotland is the most likely.
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Whether it is the round of 32 or the round of 16, if the match between Korea and Japan is made at the World Cup, all will be burdensome. In the event of defeat, the possible aftermath is so great that it is unpredictable. Especially in Korea. He recently lost three consecutive games against Korea and Japan. It is passing the worst trend in the history of the Korea-Japan war. In this situation, public opinion could explode if even the World Cup match between Korea and Japan is defeated.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
