Klinsmanho’s second A-match two consecutive opponents were decided to be Peru and El Salvador.
The Korea Football Association announced on the 21st that the national team led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann will play friendly matches against Peru on the 16th and El Salvador on the 20th. As both matches are played during the A-match period set by the International Football Federation (FIFA), all foreign players are expected to participate. However, the exact venue and time of the match have not yet been set.
Peru, the first opponent of the two A-matches in June, is ranked 21st in the FIFA rankings, six places higher than Korea (27th). They have advanced to the World Cup finals a total of five times, and the most recent tournament was the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In the Copa America, a continental cup in South America, it reached the semifinals in the 2021 competition.
The Korean national team A met Peru twice and recorded 1 draw and 1 loss. In 1971, they lost 0-4 in an away friendly match, and in August 2013, they drew scoreless in Suwon. As for the national team by age, the 2007 U-17 team and the 2014 U-15 team faced each other once and lost both times.
It is the first match against El Salvador (75th) in North and Central America. Although they have qualified for the World Cup finals twice, they have failed to qualify for the finals since the 1982 World Cup in Spain. In the 2021 North and Central America Gold Cup, he reached the quarterfinals.
Peru will enter the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in North and Central America from September this year, and El Salvador will participate in the 2023 North and Central America Gold Cup, which opens on June 24. Ahead of major competitions, it seems that the final inspection will be carried out with the best power. Manager Klinsman also failed to report his first victory with 1 draw and 1 loss in 2 consecutive matches in March,먹튀검증 which was his debut match for the command tower, so it is expected that he will fight fiercely to win.