Final roster for Hong Myung-bo's World Cup team to be announced on May 16 at Seoul Jongno-gu KT Onma-dang

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A press conference to announce the roster of the South Korean national football team that will compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America will be held at 4 p.m. next month at KT Gwanghwamun Building West Onma-dang in Seoul Jongno-gu.

The Korea Football Association said on the 30th that the roster announcement will be held in a festival format, linked with a large-scale offline event with fans.

According to the association, from the morning of the roster announcement day, a support zone for the national team and on-site experience booths will be operated at Gwanghwamun Square. The roster announcement ceremony will be broadcast live on-site through the large media wall 'KT square' at KT Gwanghwamun West Building. After the roster announcement, K-pop celebration performances to wish for the national team's success are also expected to follow.

The Hong Myung-bo team will depart for the pre-camp site in Salt Lake City, USA, through Incheon International Airport on the 18th, two days after the roster announcement. Since this tournament will begin its schedule earlier than any other, the plan is to prepare for the World Cup final stage without a separate departure ceremony in Korea.

In the group stage of this World Cup final tournament, South Korea, which is in Group A, will face the Czech Republic at 11 a.m. (Korean time) on June 12, Mexico at 10 a.m. on the 19th, and South Africa at 10 a.m. on the 25th, in order.

This tournament, expanded from 32 teams to 48 teams, will see the top two teams from each group and the top eight third-placed teams among the 12th groups based on their records advance to the Round of 32 knockout stage.

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