Korean football, which aims to advance to the finals of the World Cup for the 10th consecutive time, is going to consolidate its power and cover the odds against Moldova.
The national football team, led by coach Paulo Bento, will play an evaluation match against Moldova at the Mardan Stadium in Antalya, Turkey on the 21st at 8:00 pm (Korean time).
This is the last chance to check the actual performance ahead of two consecutive matches in the Middle East in the 2022 Qatar World Cup final qualifiers to be played against Lebanon and Syria on the 27th and the 1st of next month.
On the 15th, in the first match of the new year, Iceland won the match 5-1.
Coach Bento told the Korea Football Association on the 20th, “The most important thing is that the game was developed even during a short training period. The result is important, but I played with good performance and attitude.”
Some of the 27 players undergoing field training in Turkey have to return to Korea after the match against Moldova.
The Korea Football Association announced on the 17th that they would call Hwang Ui-Jo (Bordeaux), Kim Min-Jae (Fenerbahce), Jung Woo-Young (Al Sadd), Jung Woo-Young (Freiburg), Hwang In-Beom (Rubin Kazan), and Lee Jae-Sung (Mainz) for the second consecutive match in the Middle East. .
A situation where the main players from overseas who could not attend Turkey’s field training because it was not the official FIFA Match A period joined and had to give up their seats. The game against Moldova is the last chance to get a clear impression from coach Bento.
“The most important thing is to help the players adapt to the team,” Bento said. It is important to convey the game style and information well and to allow it to blend in.”
He continued, “I don’t think there will be many (starting lineup) changes at the beginning of the game. I will do my best to do better than the previous match, and I will prepare well for the final two matches.”
After the match against Moldova, coach Bento plans to confirm the entry for the final round with Lebanon and Syria on the 22nd.
He said, “I will evaluate what I did during the field training as a whole. Players with physical problems (Heung-Min Son, Hee-Chan Hwang) should be concerned. It seems important to make decisions at the right time. There is no need to decide in advance. “We will make a decision after that step by step,” he said.
Heung-Min Son (Tottenham) and Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolverhampton), who are playing in the English Premier League (EPL), are recovering from injuries. Bentuho has put their two starters on hold for now.
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