Ahead of the Palestinian match, the national soccer team conducted its last training session in a bright atmosphere. The weather in Jordan, where the game is held, has emerged as a variable as it becomes chilly rapidly.
The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play an away match against Palestine at 11 p.m. on the 19th (Korea time) at Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan’s capital. South Korea, which currently ranks first in Group B with four wins, one draw and 13 points, will cross the eight-part ridge of its advance to the World Cup finals if it wins the day.
Team Korea is in a good mood. After the match against Kuwait on July 14, the team stayed in Kuwait for training and entered Amman, Jordan, on the evening of July 17 local time. Then, on June 18, a day before the match, the team conducted an official training session at Amman International Stadium to check its physical condition and make final preparations.
Players including captain Son Heung-min showed bright expressions during the training session. After starting the training with light running, the team improved its condition by warming up and rotating the ball. Afterwards, the team has adapted to the grass and environment of the stadium through pass training. As the Amman International Stadium is a stadium that the team already experienced in an away game against Jordan last month, it is not that unfamiliar.
However, the temperature dropped significantly compared to last month. The temperature also dropped by more than 10 degrees Celsius compared to Kuwait that played last week. The temperature at 5 p.m. local time when the training was held was 16 degrees Celsius. The temperature is expected to be around 15 degrees Celsius at the same time on Wednesday when the game will take place. In addition, strong winds may cause athletes to experience even lower temperatures.
As a result, injury and conditioning are emerging as variables in the match against Palestine. With fatigue already building up after spending more than a week away since the convocation on Tuesday night, the weather has become chilly, requiring management and control. 온라인카지노
Fortunately, they boarded a chartered plane when they moved from Kuwait to Jordan with the support of the association, and an additional chef is dispatched from Korea to prepare meals for the players. As a result, no players show injury or poor condition.
The national team is determined to mark 2025 after raising its chances of advancing to the World Cup finals in North and Central America by raising its winning record in the final A match of this year against Palestine. Coach Hong Myung-bo said at a press conference on the 18th, “I will prepare with a strong heart, abandoning the idea of winning easily,” and Cho Hyun-woo, who attended with him, also expressed his ambition, saying, “I will definitely win and return to Korea.”