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The Korean national soccer team warmed up again today ahead of the Round of 16 match against the world’s strongest Brazil.
Let’s find out more by connecting reporters out of Doha, Qatar. Reporter Kim Dong-min!
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Yes, I am in West Bay, Doha, where the Korean national soccer team is located.
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The national team unveiled the official training a little while ago. How did the players look?
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Yes, our national team players unveiled about 30 minutes of official training today. Above all, the joy of the athletes that they were able to enjoy the world’s festival more was felt at the training ground.
The national team is scheduled to hold an official press conference against Brazil tonight at 10:15 p.m. our time, and coach Bento and Kim Jin-soo will appear.
Coach Bento will direct the players from the bench for the round of 16 against Brazil as there is no additional punishment due to his exit from Ghana in the last two games.
The playing field also changes. All three group stage matches were played at Education Stadium, while the Round of 16 will be held at Stadium 974.
It is a stadium built using 974 container boxes, following the international phone number of Qatar, 974.
The national team decided to take a break instead of visiting the stadium, so they did not visit the stadium in advance.
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For us, if Kim Min-jae is able to compete, he will become a complete team. How did his condition look?
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Yes, in today’s training, Kim Min-jae only cycled and did recovery training separately. Whether he can play against Brazil will have to wait until match day.
Our national team played a warm-up match at home against Brazil last June and lost 5-1.
Brazil was at its best then, and our national team had Kim Min-jae missing due to injury.
If Minjae Kim, the nucleus of the defense, comes out, we will face off against Brazil once again with the best power.
Brazil, the event’s strongest favorites, have a few injured players. Arsenal striker Jejus is missing, Seville’s left-back Teles and Juventus’s left-back Sandro are also injured, and only Sandru is said to be able to return.
Signature striker Neymar has also returned to training.
Even with injuries, Brazil are also world-class players in their back-up resources.
Brazil ranks first in the FIFA rankings and is the world’s strongest team that has won the World Cup five times.
Our players, who have already created miracles, are looking forward to preparing ours well and unfolding a wonderful bout with no regrets.
This is YTN Kim Dong-min from Doha, Qatar.
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