Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, the positioning of two group stage matches for South Korea on the 2026 FIFA World Cup / AP-Yonhap
The South Korean soccer federation introduced Saturday the announcement of the nationwide group’s base camp for this 12 months’s FIFA World Cup might be placed on maintain till additional discover from the worldwide governing physique.
The Korea Soccer Affiliation (KFA) had been scheduled to disclose South Korea’s base camp throughout the upcoming World Cup on Saturday. With the nation scheduled to play all three group stage matches in Mexico, the Taegeuk Warriors have been anticipated to arrange their house away from house within the North American nation, one of many event’s three co-hosts, together with america and Canada.
In line with the KFA on Saturday, although, FIFA really useful World Cup contributors withhold the announcement till camp websites for all taking part groups are finalized.
There are nonetheless six spots remaining for the large event — 4 to be decided in European playoffs and two to be stuffed in interconfederation playoffs in March.
The KFA submitted the record of its preferences for the bottom camp website to FIFA final week, together with two candidate websites in Guadalajara in western Mexico. South Korea will play two of their three Group A matches there, with the one different match being in Monterrey.
With Guadalajara located some 1,500 meters above sea degree, South Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo has spoken of the necessity to take a “scientific strategy” when selecting the bottom camp website and to journey to the Mexican metropolis early to provide his gamers sufficient time to get acclimated to the excessive altitude.
