Folks have a good time after the appointment of Guadalajara and Akron stadium as one of many venues for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on the Municipal Palace of Zapopan, Jalisco state, Mexico, June 16, 2022. EPA-Yonhap
The nationwide soccer federation stated Saturday it has finalized the checklist of its preferences for the nationwide staff’s base camp throughout this 12 months’s FIFA World Cup, with the Mexican metropolis of Guadalajara because the possible vacation spot.
The Korea Soccer Affiliation (KFA) stated the checklist submitted to FIFA contains two base camp websites in Guadalajara, the place the Taegeuk Warriors will play two of their three group stage matches — with one different match going down in Monterrey.
This 12 months’s World Cup might be co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico and can function a report 48 nations.
In line with FIFA’s brochure on base camp websites, the 2 areas in Guadalajara are: Grand Fiesta Americana Nation Membership and the Westin Guadalajara. The KFA didn’t reveal which of the 2 was its high choice.
FIFA will announce the bottom camp assignments subsequent Friday. High-ranked nations and the three co-host nations might be given the very best precedence, with the variety of matches within the given metropolis and the gap between camps and stadiums additionally being thought of.
With Guadalajara sitting some 1,500 meters above sea degree, Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo has spoken of the necessity to take a “scientific method” when selecting the bottom camp web site and to journey to the Mexican metropolis early to offer his gamers sufficient time to get acclimated to the excessive altitude.
“Since our gamers usually are not conversant in circumstances at a excessive altitude, we listened to some professional opinions and had in-depth discussions internally,” Hong stated Saturday. “As soon as the bottom camp is chosen, we’ll resolve precisely after we will begin coaching in these circumstances and the way we’ll put together for decent and humid circumstances of Monterrey.”
