S. Korea coach seeks communication, leadership skills from players in World Cup qualifying match

S. Korea coach seeks communication, leadership skills from players in World Cup qualifying match With changes inevitable on his backline due to a key absence, South Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo said Wednesday he will look for communication and leadership skills from his defenders in an upcoming World Cup qualifying match against Oman. South Korea, world No. 23, will host 80th-ranked Oman at 8 p.m. Thursday at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul. The team will be without their top

March 19, 2025

Injured defender Kim Min-jae cut from nat'l team ahead of World Cup qualifiers

Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae will not be able to play for South Korea in upcoming World Cup qualifying matches due to a nagging Achilles injury. The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced Saturday it has dropped the center back from the men's national squad due to Achilles tendinitis. South Korea will host Oman next Thursday and then Jordan on March 25 in the third round of the Asian qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. "We decided Kim Min-jae would need to take time to receive t

March 15, 2025

Ulsan ready to chase knockout spot at expanded FIFA Club World Cup

As the lone South Korean club at this year's FIFA Club World Cup, Ulsan HD FC will try to make a push for a knockout berth, their head coach said Thursday. Kim Pan-gon and his captain Kim Young-gwon attended the South Korean stop of the Club World Cup Trophy Tour in Seongnam, just south of Seoul. The 2025 Club World Cup, the first edition with an expanded format featuring 32 teams, will be played across the United States from June 14 to July 13. FIFA launched the trophy tour in January in New Yo

March 6, 2025

Much-maligned football chief wins new term despite controversy

In only a matter of months, Chung Mong-gyu went from being booed by thousands of disgruntled fans to winning his fourth consecutive term as South Korea's top football official. Chung handily defeated two rival candidates to win the election for president of the Korea Football Association on Wednesday, collecting 156 out of 183 votes. Huh Jung-moo, former head coach of the South Korean men's national team, finished with 15 votes, and Shin Moon-sun, former player and television analyst, had 11 vot

Feb. 26, 2025

S. Korea to host World Cup qualifying matches outside Seoul in March

South Korea will host the next two World Cup qualifying matches outside Seoul in March, the national football governing body said Monday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced venues for the upcoming set of matches in the third round of the Asian qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On March 20, South Korea will take on Oman at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, about 20 kilometers northwest of Seoul. Then on March 25, South Korea will face Jordan at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, some

Feb. 24, 2025