Korean football fans celebrate with Son Heung-min, wearing No. 7, center, after Korea qualified for the knockout stage at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. [REUTERS/YONHAP]
The wait is almost over. In a week’s time, the Korean national football team will take the pitch in the FIFA World Cup 2026 with millions of fans back home cheering the side on in pursuit of glory on the biggest stage in sports.
The likes of Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae and Lee Kang-in will hope to inspire the Taeguk Warriors through to the knockout stages of a massively expanded format, with the addition of 16 berths bringing the total number of competing nations to 48 in a tournament set to span 39 days, from the opening match kickoff on June 11 to the raising of the trophy on July 19.
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