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Akron Stadium, the location of two group stage matches for Korea on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct. 16, 2025. AP-Yonhap
Korea could have their base camp for the upcoming FIFA Cup within the western Mexican metropolis of Guadalajara.
The Korea Soccer Affiliation (KFA) introduced Thursday the Taegeuk Warriors will use Chivas Verde Valle, the coaching facility for the Mexican professional membership C.D. Guadalajara, as their coaching base for the June 11-July 19 World Cup, which can be co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico.
Korea will face Mexico, South Africa and a European playoff winner in Group A, and can play all three of their group stage matches in Mexico — two in Guadalajara and one in Monterrey.
Earlier this month, Korea and different collaborating nations submitted their lists of most well-liked base camp websites to FIFA, and the KFA stated Chivas Verde Valle was the nationwide group’s first selection.
With Guadalajara sitting some 1,500 meters above sea stage, Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo has spoken of the necessity to journey to the Mexican metropolis effectively forward of time to permit his gamers to get acclimated to the excessive altitude.
Korea may also seemingly run a pre-training camp within the U.S., earlier than touring to Mexico, with Denver and Salt Lake Metropolis, additionally high-altitude cities, being seen as candidates.
Korea can be enjoying of their eleventh consecutive World Cup and twelfth total.
This 12 months’s event would be the largest World Cup in historical past, with 48 nations, up from 32, in motion. The highest two groups from every of the 12 teams will qualify for the knockout stage, together with eight finest third-place groups.
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