Korea coach looking to polish up strategies with World Cup nearing

With precious little time left to train before his team's first match at this year's FIFA World Cup, Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo said Saturday he will try to mold his squad into a more complete unit. Korea had their first training session in Mexico, where they will play all three Group A matches, on Saturday. It was a "Community Training Session" organized by FIFA, with hundreds of fans gathered at Chivas Verde Valle in Zapopan, near Guadalajara. The Taegeuk Warriors arrived in Mexico on Friday after undergoing about three weeks of altitude training in the U.S. state of Utah and playing two friendly matches there. They will open the World Cup on Thursday at Estadio Guadalajara against Czechia, better known as the Czech Republic. The opening training session Saturday was not an intense one, and the real work will begin Sunday. "After playing two matches, we analyzed our strengths and weaknesses," Hong said at a press conference held at the training facility. "The key is to polish up our strategies over the remaining days. And since weather conditions here are different than in Utah, weWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times