The national soccer team ‘Hong Myung-bo’ will play an away match for Palestine in the third round of the World Cup qualifying round next month in Amman, Jordan, where there is a ‘feeling memory’.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on its website on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) that it has decided to hold Group B of the third Asian qualifying round between South Korea and Palestine (2026, North Korea-China World Cup) at Amman International Stadium in Jordan on November 19, 2024.
The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, is scheduled to play the 5th Group B match against Kuwait on the 14th and the 6th match against Palestine on the 19th.
However, the Palestinian militant group Hamas has been waging war against Israel over Gaza since October last year. The Palestinians were deprived of the right to host the home games early on.
The Palestinians played their second home game against Jordan last month in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and their fourth home game against Kuwait on June 16 in Doha, Qatar. The match against the Palestinians will be held in Jordan. 토토사이트
It is somewhat welcome for South Korea, which has maintained its lead in the group (3 wins, 1 draw, 10 points) by winning the third and fourth games with Jordan (away) and Iraq (home).
Jordan Amman is close to Kuwait and has played an away match in Jordan at the same place on the 10th. At that time, South Korea won 2-0 with consecutive goals by Lee Jae-sung and Oh Hyun-kyu in good ground condition. In particular, it is a place where “young-blooded European players” such as Bae Joon-ho, Um Ji-sung and Oh Hyun-kyu, who are called the North and Central American generation, have emerged as the main players of the national team.
Hong Myung-bo is expected to prepare for the away game in Palestine more easily as it is aware of the conditions of the training ground and stadium, including the local climate in Amman.