2026 World Cup '48 countries participated... It became more difficult to advance to the round of 16'... Even if they pass the group league, they will reach the round of 32, and they will have to win once more to reach the round of 16
2026 World Cup '48 countries participated... It became more difficult to advance to the round of 16'... Even if they pass the group league, they will reach the round of 32, and they will have to win once more to reach the round of 16
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For the first time, advancing to the round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup, where 48 countries compete, has become more difficult than the previous tournament.
Unlike the previous tournament, where 32 teams competed for the championship trophy in the round of 16 tournaments after the group stage, they will stay in the round of 32 even if they pass the group stage.
Four teams will compete in 12 groups, and the 24 teams that rank first and second in the group will advance to the round of 32 tournaments first. The remaining eight spots will go to the third-place team in each group with good performance.
Therefore, in order to reach the round of 16, you must first break through the group stage and then win another round of 32.
It has become easier to pass the group stage, but it has become more difficult to advance to the round of 16.
This is because they can reach the round of 16 only when they overcome a single match against another competitive team that has crossed the group stage gate.
Coach Hong Myung-bo has also stressed that "main competitiveness" is important, pointing to the specificity of the tournament since he took office as the head of the national team.
"This is the first World Cup that will be held after the expansion from 32 countries to 48 countries. On the contrary, I think the Asian qualifiers will have more time than that, but advancing to the round of 16 teams has become more difficult," Hong said at a press conference in late August last year.
Coach Hong's goal is "a performance of the round of 16 or higher."
At the time of his inauguration, he said, "The best performance of the Korean national team in the away World Cup was the round of 16, but I will try to improve my performance than the round of 16."
Hong Myung-bo, who has confirmed his advance to the finals, will start working on increasing his competitiveness from now on.
The A-match (match between national teams) will be held in the U.S., the stage of the North Korea-China World Cup, in September.
The national team will face the U.S. on September 7 and Mexico on September 9.
The U.S. is 16th in FIFA and 17th in Mexico.
With strong teams ranked higher than Korea (23rd), they have achieved the primary goal of confirming their advance to the finals, so they are starting to strengthen their competitiveness.
The Korea Football Association is known to be looking for an opponent for the national team's warm-up match by paying attention to the "weight class" during the A-match period in October and November.
All four A matches are expected to take place on the home turf. One of them raises the possibility of facing Brazil.
ESPN Brazil's Internet edition reported late last month that the Brazilian national soccer team is pushing for an away trip to Asia in October, and Japan is likely to be one of the tour opponents.
If Brazil's trip to Japan materializes, there is much room for an away match with South Korea since it is in East Asia.
The national team and the Korea Football Association are busy preparing for the North Korea-China World Cup, which is a year away.
The association, which is planning a training base camp for players to perform at their best, is first waiting for the results of the draw scheduled for December.
Due to the nature of the tournament, which is held in various parts of North and Central America, including the United States, Canada and Mexico, 토토사이트 the environment in which the national team has to adapt will also be completely different depending on the draw.
Right now, the eastern and western climates of the United States are completely different, and Mexico City, the southernmost region of Vancouver, Canada, is more than 4,000 kilometers away.