SEOUL (South Korea): South Korea U-19 squad will begin a training camp next week, ahead of the AFC U-19 Championship 2020.
The young Taeguk Warriors will become the first national football squad to undergo training amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced a 36-man camp roster for head coach Kim Jung-soo. The camp will begin on Monday at the National Football Center, located north of Seoul.
The KFA said Kim will get a closer look at the players and determine the future direction of the squad in the camp.
Kim had previously managed the U-16 team in the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship, where Korea Republic finished fourth, and subsequently led his charges to a quarter-final finish in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.
The players and coaching staff will be asked to follow strict quarantine measures, as they are required to fill out health questionnaires before reporting to the NFC and will have regular temperature checks during the camp.
Kim’s charges recorded a perfect record in the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers, winning all three matches with 18 goals scored to emerge as Group I winners.
The top four teams of the Championship will represent the Continent at the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup. (Sources: yna.co.kr, AFC)
