Bulletproof buses and security vehicles... South Korea's national team arrives in Iraq at 45°C, "Lee Kang-in will join later."
Bulletproof buses and security vehicles... South Korea's national team arrives in Iraq at 45°C, "Lee Kang-in will join later."
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The South Korean national team stepped on the ground in Iraq.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) said on the 3rd (Korea time) that "A team arrived at Basra International Airport in Iraq at 5 p.m. local time on the 2nd." The national team, which departed through Incheon International Airport, arrived there after about 11 hours of flight and moved directly to its accommodation facing the hot 44-degree video.
Immediately after their arrival at the airport, the team finished their group photo-op in front of a welcoming banner prepared by the Korean Embassy in Iraq, and headed to their lodging amid tight security with two bulletproof buses, a security vehicle and a police escort. Thorough protective measures were implemented in consideration of the security situation in the region.
Cho Yoo-min (Sharja), Kwon Kyung-won (Cor Pacan Club), Park Yong-woo (Al Ain), and Won Doo-jae (Cor Pacan Club) arrived in Basra ahead of the team and joined the national team in their accommodation.
Lee Kang-in (24, PSG), who joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League final in Munich, Germany on the 1st, will arrive in Basra in the morning of the 3rd local time and join in training.
The first official training will be held at 9 p.m. local time on the 3rd. KFA explained, "We adjusted the training time as late as possible in consideration of the hot weather environment, with the highest daytime temperature reaching 45 degrees Celsius." 먹튀검증
South Korea will play Iraq at 3:15 a.m. on the 6th (Korea time) in Basra, Iraq, in the final round of the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup. It is expected that there will be no problem in advancing to the 2026 North-China World Cup finals unless there is a major unexpected event, but it is a game that cannot let go of tension amid the variables of away games in the Middle East.