'Praying for the 32nd Round Scenario in a Dramatic Push': Hong Myung-bo's Camp Atmosphere Directly Observed... "Players Are Also Watching the Matches" [World Cup On-Site Issue]

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The atmosphere in Hong Myung-bo's camp, pushed to the brink, is a mix of calmness and desperation. Even in the miserable situation of anxiously waiting for match results in foreign stadiums, the players have not let go of the faint thread of hope and are quietly regathering their ranks.

On the morning of the 27th (local time), the South Korean national football team conducted recovery training at the Chivas Verde Valle training ground in Zapopan, Guadalajara, Mexico, which serves as their base camp.

Due to the frustration of losing the chance to advance to the 32nd round on their own, the atmosphere of the players during the first 15 minutes of training, which was open to the media, was somewhat heavy and quiet. The players began training quietly, warming up their bodies with light jogging according to their routine.

As the full-scale passing game, rondos, began, the atmosphere gradually became more lively. As the players matched their feet and passed the ball back and forth, their voices grew louder, and a determination to lift the gloomy mood was also visible.

A Korea Football Association official met with reporters at the scene today and explained the national team's future travel schedule and plans for returning home. It was determined that supporting the national team's return to Korea via a charter flight is impossible depending on the flight schedule. Accordingly, if the national team is eliminated from the group stage and departs for home, they will have to travel using regular commercial flights instead of a charter flight.

Regarding the return schedule, the official added, "If elimination is confirmed, we plan to return as quickly as possible, but the current flight situation is extremely complicated. It is difficult to secure seats that can accommodate the entire team at once. Due to capacity limits, most of the players will return sequentially, with the exception of a few players who will travel first due to their club schedules."

It is reported that the difficulty of securing seats is even more severe on the U.S. Los Angeles route, which appears to be a transit point for the national team. The official stated, "Currently, there are almost no seats available on flights transiting through Los Angeles to Korea. Therefore, we are exploring various alternative routes, including routes via Mexico City and Atlanta, and are coordinating complex plans to allow the players to enter Korea as quickly as possible at the same time."

The travel route in the event of a dramatic acquisition of a ticket to the 32nd round has already been confirmed. The association official stated, "If we advance to the 32nd round, we will travel to Seattle or Boston according to the schedule designated by FIFA. Since the travel schedules for teams with a remaining chance of advancing to the tournament have already been set by FIFA, we will move according to that schedule as soon as the results are known."

Currently, South Korea is desperately waiting for at least two or more scenarios among the remaining group matches to align for a chance to advance to the 32nd round. The association official conveyed the players' atmosphere, saying, "Currently, the players gather together during meal times to watch matches from other groups, and during other times, they gather in rooms with close teammates to cheer for matches in other countries with a truly desperate heart."

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*This content was translated by AI.