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Korean gamers acknowledge followers after beating Ghana in a pleasant soccer match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, Nov. 18, 2025. Yonhap
Korea will face Austria in Vienna in a pre-World Cup pleasant match this spring, the nationwide soccer federation introduced Tuesday.
The Korea Soccer Affiliation (KFA) stated Korea and Austria will sq. off at Ernst-Happel-Stadion within the Austrian capital at 8:45 p.m. on March 31 native time, or 3:45 a.m. on April 1 in Korean time.
Will probably be the primary match between these two nations.
Korea checked in at No. 22 within the newest FIFA rankings launched Tuesday, whereas Austria sat two spots under.
Each nations have certified for this 12 months’s FIFA World Cup, to be co-hosted by america, Mexico and Canada. Korea gained their group within the Asian qualifiers, and Austria fended off Romania and Bosnia and Herzegovina to prime their group in Europe and guide their first World Cup ticket since 1998.
The KFA stated it hopes the Austria match will assist put together the nationwide workforce for a World Cup group stage match in opposition to a European opponent. Korea have been drawn into Group A alongside Mexico, South Africa, and a European playoff winner to be decided in March. Denmark, the Czech Republic, Eire and North Macedonia will vie for that spot.
The KFA stated the match in Vienna would be the second of two matches that it’s attempting to schedule through the March 23-31 FIFA worldwide match window. The primary match may even be in Europe.
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