'Ironclad security → Full strength imminent': Hong Myung-bo's team, three days until World Cup opener... 'Aiming to defeat Czech Republic' [Guadalajara on-site]

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The South Korean national football team has further strengthened tactical security ahead of its opening match against the Czech Republic, while signals of injured players returning have added vitality to the squad.

Coach Hong Myung-bo's Lee Kkeu-neun (CEO) team conducted its fourth day of training on the 7th (local time) at the Chivas Valle Verde training ground, the team's base camp in Guadalajara, Mexico.

As tactical drills have intensified since arriving in Guadalajara, the training ground today was notably shielded from outside view. While the training ground had not been fully enclosed by banners during the first three days of training, today the area around the training ground was completely covered with banners, making it difficult for outsiders to see inside. It appears a tent has been set up to maintain detailed tactical security ahead of the Czech Republic match.

Notably, Hong Myung-bo's team will conduct all official training on the 8th without any public disclosure. No media interviews will be held.

Before training began, sprinklers were turned on strongly at the stadium to bring the grass condition to its best. The Lee Beon (CEO) team's base camp training ground is equipped with natural grass of the same type as the Estadio Akron, where the Group Stage matches 1 and 2 will be held. According to a Korea Football Association official, players reportedly expressed very high satisfaction with the local grass conditions.

Most of the national team's key players, including captain Son Heung-min (LAFC) and defensive cornerstone Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), participated in today's training in full health.

The most welcome news was the return of left-back Lee Tae-seok (Austria Wien). Since arriving in Guadalajara, Lee Tae-seok had been unable to train normally due to lingering calf pain, but today he finally joined the training properly. Lee Tae-seok, who appeared to have shaken off injury concerns, stepped onto the field with a bright expression, exchanging fast-paced one-two passes with Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) to boost his condition. Meanwhile, Seol Young-woo (Crvena Zvezda) affectionately called out to his teammate Jens Castrof (Borussia Mönchengladbach), and smiles and energy filled the squad.

The squad warmed up with light stretching and jogging, then ramped up their form with sprints. They then repeatedly conducted passing pattern drills to maximize team cohesion, ingraining each other's movements.

In contrast, Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City), who suffered an ankle injury in the previous match against Trinidad and Tobago, is still focusing on pace adjustment rather than full ground training. Bae Jun-ho rode a stationary bicycle set up in a corner of the stadium from the start of training, watching his teammates train.

Having installed barriers around the training ground and officially entered the information war, Hong Myung-bo's team is determined to perfect a customized tactical plan to defeat the Czech Republic at 100% capability for the remaining days.

Hong Myung-bo's team will kick off the North American World Cup with its Group Stage opener against the Czech Republic at the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara on the 12th (Korea time). Then, on the 19th, they will play a fateful second match against host nation Mexico at the same venue, before heading to Monterrey to face South Africa in the final Group Stage match on the 25th, competing head-on for a spot in the Round of 32.

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