Korea-Japan exhibition held in 10 years… In discussions with overseas clubs such as Son Heung-min and Hwang Eui-jo
After 10 years, the national soccer team Korea-Japan match will be held.
The Korea Football Association announced on the 10th that it had agreed with the Japan Football Association to hold a friendly match for the Korea-Japan national team in Yokohama, Japan on the 25th.
The stadium is Yokohama Nissan Stadium. It has been 10 years since the match-A friendly match with Japan was held in Sapporo, Japan (0-3) in August 2011.
After 2011, Korea competed 4 times in the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup), recording 2 wins, 1 draws and 1 loss.
Korea-Japan all-time history was 42 wins, 23 draws and 14 losses against 79 matches, with Korea in the upper hand. He also leads the Japanese expedition with 16 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses in 30 matches.
Yokohama Nissan Stadium is the venue for the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup finals, where two Korea-Japan matches have been held so far. In the Dynasty Cup in March 1998, they lost 1-2 to Japan, and in the East Asian Cup in December 2003 they drew 0-0.
According to the association, a request letter has already been sent to the overseas clubs to which the players to be called are in discussion. These include Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Hwang Ui-jo (Bordeaux), and Hwang Hee-chan (Leipzig).
The players playing in the K-League were cohort quarantined (same group) at the Paju National Training Center (NFC) for the first 7 days after returning to Korea, and the remaining 7 days, they returned to their team and discussed with the government so that they could participate in the game.
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