Kang Seong-jin, who is preparing for the 2023 U20 World Cup, entered Argentina and expressed his determination to participate in the tournament.
The Korean U20 men’s soccer team finished their final training in Brazil and entered Argentina, where the competition will be held토스카지노. Initially, the venue for this tournament was Indonesia, but due to religious issues, public opinion against Israel, a participating country in the tournament, intensified within Indonesia, and FIFA revoked the right to host the tournament. On the 18th of last month, about a month before the opening, Argentina was selected as the new venue.
The national team left for Brazil on the 7th and played two practice games with the local club. On the 14th, they won 2-1 against Sao Paulo’s amateur club Winners FC, and on the 16th, they faced the U20 team of Palmeiras, a professional club, and won 3-0. After that, he finished training in Brazil and moved to Argentina.
Kang Seong-jin, who arrived in Argentina, expressed his feelings ahead of the tournament through the Korea Football Association on the 18th. “I trained well for the Asian Cup and the Brazil camp. Coming to Argentina feels like a real tournament. I feel like I need to prepare better. will do,” he said.
Kim Eun-joong, who secured the right to participate in the World Cup by advancing to the semifinals of the U20 Asian Cup, made some changes to the roster ahead of this World Cup. Park Seung-ho (Incheon United), Lee Seung-jun (FC Seoul), Lee Ji-han (Freiburg, Germany), Lee Chan-wook (Gyeongnam FC), and Choi Ye-hoon (Busan I’Park), who stood out in domestic training, joined the team.
When asked about the new players, Kang Seong-jin said, “There are friends I knew from the beginning, and there are friends I started working with for the first time. The new friends also understand the coach’s style well. My colleagues are also dedicated and help well. I think there will be a synergistic effect.”
Korea will start the group stage on the 23rd (Korean time). Starting with the first game against France, they will face Honduras on the 26th and Gambia on the 29th. Kang Seong-jin said, “I’m preparing hard. As much as I trained well with the coaches, I will show you a good image.”