Korean gamers acknowledge followers after beating Ghana 1-0 in a pleasant soccer match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, Nov. 18. Yonhap
Korea is not going to doubtless play any tuneup match at house within the weeks main as much as subsequent summer season’s FIFA World Cup.
With Korea making an attempt to schedule matches in Europe through the March 23-31 FIFA worldwide window, reviews out of Austria on Monday (native time) mentioned Austria will host Korea in late March.
In accordance with reviews, Austria head coach Ralf Rangnick revealed that plan throughout a TV look Monday night.
Austria sit two spots beneath Korea within the FIFA rankings at No. 24. Rangnick’s workforce will face Argentina, Algeria and Jordan in Group J, and sure chosen Korea as their Asian sparring associate forward of the Jordan match.
Korea, too, have been in search of an European opponent, as head coach Hong Myung-bo’s aspect will play Mexico, South African and a European playoff winner in Group A on the June 11-July 19 event.
With the 2025 match calendar within the books, the Taegeuk Warriors didn’t face any European foe this 12 months. Their most up-to-date contest in opposition to a European workforce got here in September 2023, once they performed Wales to a goalless attract an away pleasant match.
The Korea Soccer Affiliation (KFA) had tried to rearrange matches in opposition to higher-ranked groups from Europe however many of the candidates had already been taken. As an example, world No. 4 England will host Sixteenth-ranked Uruguay and 18th-ranked Japan at Wembley in London on March 27 and 31, respectively.
There’s one ultimate pre-World Cup match window from June 1 to 9, and the KFA mentioned it’s making an attempt to schedule a recreation in Mexico then to assist the nationwide workforce gamers get acclimated forward of the World Cup.
Korea will play all three group matches in Mexico — two within the excessive altitude of Guadalajara and one within the wet Monterrey.
“Nothing is about in stone but, however contemplating our World Cup fixtures and the necessity for fast acclimatization, we’re making an attempt to place our final tuneup match someplace in North America or Central America, together with Mexico,” a nationwide workforce official mentioned. “We actually cannot afford to play our June match elsewhere.”
Beforehand, Korea have performed their one ultimate match in entrance of house supporters earlier than embarking on their World Cup journey. For the upcoming World Cup, the KFA thought-about conserving with the custom, till Korea ended up with three matches in Mexico. By advantage of being in Group A, Korea and their three opponents will all play on the very first day of the event, June 11.
