The first A match in 2025 was not effective... The Oman match failed to sell out, which Chairman Chung Mong-kyu watched in person
The first A match in 2025 was not effective... The Oman match failed to sell out, which Chairman Chung Mong-kyu watched in person
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Was it a protest against Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, and Hong Myung-bo, president of the Korea Football Association? The spectators' seats at Goyang Stadium were not full.
The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, drew 1-1 with Oman in the seventh Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. at Goyang Stadium on the 20th.
South Korea was able to confirm its advance to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time if it won two consecutive games, including the match on the day and the match against Jordan at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th.
However, South Korea continued its unstable lead after Hwang Hee-chan's first goal in the 40th minute, failing to score an additional goal, and eventually failed to confirm its advance to the World Cup as it failed to win by allowing an equalizer in the 35th minute of the second half.
The match received a lot of attention as it was the first A match in 2025 and whether or not to advance to the World Cup was at stake.
The team was also expected to attract many spectators to the stadium, including "captain" Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton).
Tickets for the exhibition, however, were not sold out. Around 34,000 spectators were believed to have entered Goyang Stadium, which seats 43,000 people.
The match against Palestine in September at Seoul World Cup Stadium and the Iraq match at Yongin Mir Stadium in October after Hong took the helm earlier did not show any cases of full spectators.
In this regard, some analysts said that fans may have launched an "intuitive boycott" after Chung succeeded in serving four consecutive terms despite controversy over unfair appointment of former coach Jurgen Klinsman and Hong Myung-bo, amid unfavorable views on Chung who attempted a surprise pardon for participants in match manipulation in March 2023. 안전놀이터
In the meantime, South Korea (23rd in FIFA ranking), led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, drew 1-1 with Oman (80th) after a poor match, which has made the fans' eyes colder.