Klinsmann, head coach of the South Korean national soccer team, watches Lee Kang-in and other players during training at the National Training Center (NFC) in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on the afternoon of the 11th. The national soccer team, led by head coach Klinsmann, will hold two warm-up matches against Tunisia and Vietnam on the 13th and 17th, respectively.
The Europeans flew thousands of kilometers. The Asian Games members were also called up without taking a break. K-Leaguers ahead of the final round are also exhausted. Vietnam is the opponent of the warm-up match, which collects "Choi Jung-ye." It is the first time in 32 years that a Southeast Asian team has been invited to Korea for a warm-up match. Questions are growing about "who and for what?" which has been raised since the promotion stage of the exhibition.
Concerns that there is no real benefit no matter how much we weigh it became a reality with the news of Vietnam's defeat against China. Vietnam was completely defeated 0-2 in a warm-up match against China in Dalian, China, on the 10th. Vietnam ranks 95th and China 80th in the FIFA rankings. It is a story in the past when coach Park Hang-seo lost 2-3 to China after a hard hit in the neutral area and won 3-1 at home. The head coach of Vietnam is Philippe Trousier (France), who led Japan during the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. 온라인카지노
The team did not even operate the rotation to prepare for the match against Korea. Players who are already familiar, such as Do Hong-jung, Dang Ban-ram, and Nguyen Van Toan, also started. At least three of the starters were players with less than five A matches, and the rest were filled by the main members. Nevertheless, the history of being completely defeated by China is heading to Korea. The warm-up match against Uzbekistan is an unofficial A match, and a warm-up match will be held in Korea and Vietnam at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 17th.
It is the first time that the A match in Korea will be held with a Southeast Asian team since 1991 against Indonesia. It is even the first time in 59 years that the Vietnam match has been held in Hyochang in 1964. It is clear why the warm-up match with Southeast Asian teams has not been held in Korea for more than 30 years. This was because there was no benefit to be gained by convening the best players such as European players and playing warm-up matches with Southeast Asian teams. It was for the same reason that criticism was high since the news that he would pursue an exhibition match against Vietnam was reported, and the Korea Football Association (KFA) confirmed the exhibition match as it was.