Mexican military brings down drone near South Korea's training camp, coach says it is 'unfortunate'

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican military forces intercepted and brought down a drone that flew near the South Korean national soccer team’s training camp ahead of its World Cup match against Mexico, a federal official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.Military forces used specialized equipment to detect an “unregistered drone” near the South Korean camp, prompting them to “neutralize” it, the Mexican federal agent said.The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the incident publicly.Co-host Mexico won its opening Group A match at the World Cup on Thursday while South Korea beat the Czech Republic later that same day. It wasn’t clear if the drone was trying to spy on the South Korean team ahead of Thursday’s match between the teams.South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo called the incident “unfortunate.”

“Yesterday (Tuesday), during our training, there was a drone in the sky that we came to know about the fact,” Hong said through a translator. “But fortunately, it was right before we practiced our tactics, so it did not impact us. But while we were preparing for the match, that was the most important timing, so what happened was unfortunate.”