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The South Korean national football team held its first training session on the 6th at Chivas Valle Verde in Guadalajara, Mexico, five days before the 2026 North, Central America, and Caribbean World Cup.
Coach Hong Myung-bo is holding a press conference before the training.
The Hong Myung-bo squad will play the fateful Group Stage match No. 1 against the Czech Republic on June 12 at 11 a.m. (Korean time), and the watershed match No. 2 against host nation Mexico one week later on the 19th at 10 a.m., both in Guadalajara.
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