South Korea national football team captain Son Heung-min (center) waves during a team training session held at Chivas Vallarte in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, on Wednesday. Korea will pursue its first victory at the 2026 World Cup in North America when it faces the Czech Republic in the opening match of Group A in the group stage, which kicks off at 11 a.m. Thursday. Yonhap News
Original reporting by Lee Jong-ho for Seoul Economic Daily.
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