The encounter between the Vietnamese team and the Korean team received great attention from soccer fans in the land of kimchi. It is known that up to now, the number of tickets issued for audiences to watch the live match between the Vietnamese team and the Korean team at 6:00 p.m. (Vietnam time) on October 17 has been sold out.
Notably, Suwon StadiumWorld Cup was put into use since 2001, used to be the venue for the 2002 World Cup matches with a capacity of up to 44,000 seats. The Vietnamese team will have the opportunity to confront the high-class stars of the Korean team, on a field that promises to be filled, with tens of thousands of spectators creating a passionate atmosphere.
In this match, striker Son Heung-min is likely to play, as he completely rested in the encounter between the Korean team and the Tunisian team (October 13). He shared with Korean media before the match against Vietnam: “I have no greed for anything else, but I really want to play in every match. I will prepare well. It would be great if I showed my best performance in the national team shirt, especially when playing at home.”
This afternoon (October 15), the Vietnamese team was also present in Suwon (South Korea). Although the distance from Dalian (China) to Korea is very close, it took the Vietnamese team more than 10 hours to set foot in Suwon. Specifically, the whole team left the hotel for Dalian airport at 7 a.m. to check in for the flight to Incheon, which took off at 11:50 a.m. Coach Philippe Troussier and his team arrived at Incheon International Airport more than an hour later. flight time and takes nearly 2 hours to complete immigration procedures and collect luggage. The reason the team took a long time at Incheon airport was due to the large number of passengers entering the country and the team was forced to wait in line for their turn.
After completing customs clearance procedures, the team boarded the bus arranged by the host organization to travel to Suwon and it took more than 1 hour to reach the capital of Gyeonggi province.
Here, Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates were arranged to stay at the Ibis Ambassador hotel, only about 3 km from the Suwon World Cup stadium. Coach Troussier and the whole team will enter their first training session in Korea at 7:00 p.m. on the same day (local time).
National team members sign autographs for Vietnamese fans living in Korea