The venue for the A match to be held in Korea in March has been decided.
The Korea Football Association announced on the 9th, “The first leg of the friendly A match between Colombia and the national team to be held on March 24 will be held at Ulsan Munsu Soccer Stadium.”
It is the first time in four years since the friendly match against Bolivia in March 2019 that the national team A match is held in Ulsan메이저놀이터.
This match is expected to be the debut match for the new manager who will take the helm following former national team coach Paulo Bento.
Next, the association said, “The second leg of the friendly A match (opponent undecided) to be held on March 28 will be held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.” The opponent for the second round is currently in negotiations. It will be selected among South American countries.
Since the two friendly matches to be held in March will be held during the A-match period set by FIFA, even foreign players can be summoned. It is also expected to see the national team ace and Tottenham (England) striker Son Heung-min and Italy’s Naples’ monster defender Kim Min-jae.
Colombia, the opponent in the first leg, was ranked 17th in the FIFA rankings announced in December last year. It is eight places higher than Korea, which is ranked 25th. However, Korea is ahead of the opponent with 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. In the recent match, a friendly match held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in March 2019, Son Heung-min and Lee Jae-seong (Mainz) scored goals and won 2-1.