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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 watching the players' training.
The Hong Myung-bo team will play the fateful Group Stage match 1 against the Czech Republic on June 12 at 11 a.m. (Korean time) and the watershed match 2 against host nation Mexico on the 19th at 10 a.m., both in Guadalajara.
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