The Korean national soccer team, led by interim coach Hwang Sun-hong, will have its fourth Group C match against Thailand at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday (Korea time) at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, the home team for the "2026 North-Central America World Cup." South Korea, which tied the match 1-1 in Seoul, seeks to win in away matches.
OSEN personally stepped on the grass at Rajamangala Stadium, where the final training session for the national team took place on Saturday. The team looked much better than what it looked like in a photo. It felt like walking on a red carpet. Recently, the Thai Football Association invested hundreds of millions of won to completely renovate the drainage facility and carried out a complete lawn replacement for the first time since 1998. Since no one had played in the stadium before, it was brand-new.
He complimented the Thai Football Association for having a really good lawn. "When Tottenham came last year, the game was suspended due to heavy rain. There was a sense of crisis in Thailand that Son will not come to Thailand again," he said. "That's why I invested a lot of budget to reorganize the ground."
On July 24, 2016, Tottenham was scheduled to visit Bangkok to play a match against Leicester City at Rajamangala Stadium. However, heavy rain poured down right before the match, and the ground quickly turned into a rice field. Eventually, the organizers canceled the match and refunded all tickets.
At the time, Tottenham stars including Son Heung-min and Harry Kane smiled and waved their hands to their Thai fans one by one in the rain. Son's good manners eventually moved the country. The Thai Football Association has reportedly decided to replace the grass with the goal of "Let's make a stadium where Son can find his favorite again!" The Korean national team match, in which captain Son Heung-min plays, is the best stage for Thailand to test its new grass.
"We know for the first time that Son will play in Thailand. Only when the grass is good, will Son be able to display his best performance," a source at the Thai Football Association said with a big smile.
Asked by a reporter what would happen if there was another heavy rain, he was confident, saying, "Now, even if there is heavy rain, it is drained in 10 minutes."
Seventy-four Thai media members visited the stadium to watch the final training session for the Korean national team. "Where is Son?" I asked Korean reporters. Even female employees of the Thai Football Association were busy taking commemorative photos with Son in the background. Son was a "celebrity" representing Asia.
Cho Kyu-sung and Seol Young-woo were also popular among Thai fans. A huge number of fans gathered around the bus of the Korean national soccer team to see them go home. The Korean national soccer team was escorted by the Thai police and quickly returned to their lodging facility. The massive traffic jam in Bangkok is a word of mouth for the Korean national team, which is receiving "state guests."
BY: 안전놀이터