The current situation in the Middle East is unstable. However, Amman, Jordan, the battleground of the Red Myung-bo, was calm.
The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play the third Group B match against Jordan at 11 p.m. on the 10th (Korea time) at Amman International Stadium in North Korea and the U.S. in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Even before South Korea left for Jordan, there were safety concerns.
Israel, right next to Jordan, said on the 27th of last month that it had removed the successor of Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon’s pro-Iranian militant Hezbollah. Then, Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles targeting Israeli territory in retaliation on the 1st.
The entire Middle East is anxious because Israel can retaliate.
A chartered plane, which the Korea Football Association prepared for the first time in three years to help players’ convenience, also escaped the Middle East and passed through Turkiye, the Mediterranean Sea, and Egypt before moving to Jordan’s Amman Queen Alia Airport.
Jordan was calm, however. Arriving at around 9 p.m. local time a day before the match, the area around Queen Alia International Airport in Amman was as busy as any other airport but peaceful.
Jordanians enjoyed the cool weather comfortably. Some airport staff members enjoyed leisurely dining outside and greeting Korean reporters. 메이저놀이터
A local resident said, “The overall atmosphere in the Middle East is chaotic, but Jordan is safe. Some areas have found fragments of ballistic missiles, but Jordan is classified as a safe place in the Middle East.”
According to national team officials, the team, which has been preparing for an away game in Jordan since the 7th, also participated in training without feeling anxious.
Traffic jams on their way home on the first day of training were also resolved by changing training hours and with the help of Jordanian police. On games days, the team moves to the stadium under the protection of Jordanian police to have a showdown.