Hong Myung Protection ‘Road to North and Central America’ We also check the K -League current status (SS site)

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(Sports Seoul | Seongnam = Kim Yong -il) “When I played in Japan and Seoul (Jamsil) during the 1998 World Cup qualifiers,” Let’s go to France together, “the banner was held in Korea.

“Japan’s existence was stronger, and it would be very happy to live as a good rival and colleague and this appearance spread to the general society.”

Hong Myung -bo and Moriyasu, the heads of the Korean and Japanese soccer teams, recently looked back at the past through a special talk to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization of Korea -Japan diplomatic relations. It is meant that the Korean -Japanese football, which is growing to the world level by producing a large number of big liggers, will join hands and cooperate with Asian leaders. It is suitable for the times when the cultural distance between the two countries narrows. However, based on healthy rivalry, the competition of good faith on the ground continues.

Korea and Japan will clash in the final 3rd round of the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup), which kick off at Yongin Mirstadium on July 15 at 7:24 pm. Both teams have two wins side by side. However, Japan (+7), who won 6-1 and 2-0 in Hong Kong and China, is ahead of Hong Kong and China, rather than Korea (+5), who won 3-0 in China and 2-0 in Hong Kong in the goal. Japan can win the East Asian Cup ahead of the goal score. Korea must win six years after the 2019 tournament and will be the sixth champion. The competition was won by Japan last 2022.

The East Asian Cup is a small tournament in four East Asian countries in the finals. It is difficult for European to be released because it is not held during the A -match period designated by the FIFA. This time, Korea has made a list of 26 people with 23 K League and 3 J League (Oh Se -hoon, Na Sang -ho, Kim Tae -hyun). Japan consists of 25 people in J Leager alone. Still, it has a significant meaning in both countries. One year before the 2026 North and Central America World Cup finals, it is a venue that experimenting with representative domestic resources and developing internal competitiveness. It is also the first tournament after completing the World Cup qualifiers and returning to the ‘final mode’. If you win in the rivalry, you will be more confident and head to the finals.

Korea is ahead of 42 wins and 23 draws and 16 losses in Japan’s A -match. However, in the recent two confrontations, all of them were defeated 0-3. Paulo Bento, who led the 2022 Catar World Cup Round of 16. Even though he expanded to the last 10 years, he did not take an advantage with 2 wins and 1 draw and 2 losses. Of course, Hanil -jeon, where Choi Jung -ye, including Son Heung -min (Tottenham), has not been held recently, but the voice of Korea is being pushed by Japan as well as the representative of the A team.

This is essentially a confrontation between the K -League and the J League. It is a stage that will directly and indirectly compare the level of the league leagues that form the basis of the national team. Earlier in two teams, both teams had a three -back tactic, and if Korea had a systematic and bold color, Japan crushed the opponent with its unique cute buildup.

Hong, who enjoyed joy in numerous Korean -Japanese wars such as Tokyo Daejeon as a player, has also clashed with Japan as a headquarters. The biggest achievement is the 3rd and 4th place in the London Olympics in Wales on August 10, 2012, leading the national team under 23. At that time, he won 2-1 in Japan and won the first bronze medal in Korean football. The A-team headquarters faced Japan at the East Asian Cup held in Jamsil on July 28, 2013, and lost 1-2. It was a game that was played shortly after he was appointed to the A team at the time. Hong is willing to ring the victory in the second A -team baton and play in Korea and Japan in 4370 days.

‘Mixed’ Jermaine Ryo (Sanfreshe Hiroshima), Nagagaki Show (Nagoya Grampus) and Somayuki (Machida Zelvia), who scored four goals in Hong Kong, are targeted. Soma, who had experienced the Portuguese stage in the past, scored one goal and one assist three years ago during the East Asian Cup. Oh Se -hoon and Na Sang -ho are the main strikers of Machida. He played as a side resource in this tournament and recorded two assists in Hong Kong. Hong Myung Protection requires organized forward pressure and fast transition passes to control Japan’s buildup. kyi0486@sportsseoul.com