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The Korean national soccer team, including 'Captain' Son Heung-min (Tottenham), encouraged each other and prepared for the final match against China in the second qualifying round.

Goalkeepers train silently under the scorching sun, even though they show their competitive spirit during ‘mini-games’

The national soccer team, led by interim coach Kim Do-hoon, trained at Goyang Stadium in Gyeonggi-do at 4:30 p.m. on the 10th in preparation for the 6th match of Group C of the Asian region's second qualifying round for the '2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup' against China. .

During the training, which was open to the press for about 15 minutes, the national team players cheered each other on and lifted the mood.

The players stretched for about 8 minutes under the coach's powerful commands and then continued with basic step training.

The players, including Son Heung-min, clapped while running vigorously and did not spare praise and support for each other.

After completing the basic warm-up, the players were divided into three groups and gathered under the shade to practice short passing, and then gathered in a circle to practice rondo, stealing and protecting the ball.

Son Heung-min, who was conducting rondo training in a group with coach Choi Sung-yong, flew out his body to make a header or lifted his leg as much as possible to protect the ball. Son Heung-min, who showed a strong competitive spirit despite his training, held his head or laughed and shouted at his juniors when he could not complete the number of repetitions he wanted. The players were sweating and had smiles on their faces as the training progressed at a fast pace. While the field players were actively training, the three goalkeepers, Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan), Song Bum-geun (Shonan), and Hwang In-jae (Pohang), silently practiced ball-keeping in a corner of the ground. In front of the goal post, where there was no shade, the goalkeepers were sweating and constantly catching and throwing balls thrown by the coach at high speed. Kim Do-hoon will play the 6th game of the tournament against China at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul at 8 p.m. on the 11th. At a press conference before training, Coach Kim said, “I was happy to be able to coach the national team over the past few days,” and expressed his determination to “achieve the final result through a victory against China.” Son Heung-min also said, “There is no easy game or easy path,” and “As tomorrow’s game is held in Korea, I will show fun soccer, good soccer, and winning soccer to the fans who come with high expectations.”