Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham), midfielder of the Korean national soccer team, expressed his feelings about wearing the Taegeuk symbol for the first time in a long time.
The Qatar World Cup match against Brazil was the last international match, and he played as a starting midfielder against Thailand on the 21st.
The Korean national soccer team, led by interim coach Hwang Seon-hong, failed to protect Son Heung-min (Tottenham)’s first goal in the third match of Group C of the Asian second qualifying round of the ‘2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup’ against Thailand held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 21st. It was a 1-1 draw.
Following two wins in the first and second games in November last year, the team remained undefeated (7 points) until a draw today, and attention was also focused on the performance of new faces and returning resources.
‘K League top scorer’ Joo Min-gyu (Ulsan HD) broke the record for the oldest debut. Also, Baek Seung-ho, who was a member of the Qatar World Cup in the past, made his comeback.
Baek Seung-ho, who won a gold medal with Coach Hwang at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games that ended last year, immediately started as a starter in today’s game as well.
He played full-time with Hwang In-beom (Zvezda) and took charge of the Korean midfield. Although the two players who were not professional defensive midfielders played, leaving something to be desired defensively, their unique passing play was still there.
Baek Seung-ho said, “I think we need to analyze the 3rd game and think a lot about which areas need to be improved and prepare for the 4th game.” He added, “I think (the 4th game away to Thailand) will be hot. “My goal is to quickly adapt and prepare well for the game,” he said, pledging to do better. He also confessed that his return to the national team was behind his advancement to Europe. Baek Seung-ho left Jeonbuk Hyundai in the K-League 1 last January and moved to Birmingham in the English Professional Football Championship (second division). He said, “The reason I went back to Europe was to join the national team, because I wanted to come,” and “I am grateful to be able to play.” “I felt like I had to do better,” he said. When asked if there was anything special he shared with Coach Hwang, he said, “He said he would like me to support him as much as possible and calmly do what he did instead of going up too much like he did during the Asian Games. He didn’t say anything else in particular.” Meanwhile, the Korean players, including Baek Seung-ho, took a short rest after the match against Thailand. And on the afternoon of the 22nd, we convened at Incheon International Airport to depart for Thailand. Hwang Seon-hong will face Thailand once again at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand at 9:30 pm (Korean time) on the 26th. 고스톱사이트
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