Hong Myung-bo, the manager of the Korean men's national football team, speaks to reporters at Incheon International Airport after returning from a two-match European trip on April 2. [YONHAP]
With precious little time left to train before his team's first match at this year's FIFA World Cup, the Korean team's manager, Hong Myung-bo, said Saturday that he will try to mold his squad into a more complete unit.
Korea had its first training session in Mexico, where it will play all three Group A matches on Saturday. It was a "Community Training Session" organized by FIFA, with hundreds of fans gathered at Chivas Verde Valle in Zapopan, near Guadalajara.
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The Taegeuk Warriors arrived in Mexico on Friday after undergoing about three weeks of altitude training in the U.S. state of Utah and playing two friendly matches there. They will open the World Cup on Thursday at Estadio Guadalajara against the Czech Republic.
