By Edgardo Avelar
The selection of South Korea is in a moment of joy and congratulations, since, along with the coexistence that the players had this Saturday with their families, it was also confirmed that midfielder Bae Jun-ho recovered and it could be another of their weapons against Mexico.
The 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic filled the Asian team with optimism, to the point that coach Hong Myung-bo gave the players of the so-called Asian tigers the day off in order for them to free themselves from the pressure and This Sunday they begin preparation for the key match against Mexico.
South Korea goes out to train in Verde Valle and the first group corresponds to the players who did not play against the Czech Republic pic.twitter.com/10Te2LE6ee
— Multimedios Deportes (@mmdeportesmx) June 12, 2026
But the best came when the good news was generated at the Verde Valle facilities to form with the recovery of midfielder Bae Jun-ho, who is recovering satisfactorily from An ankle discomfort kept him from playing in the duel against the Czech Republic.
The English Stoke City midfielder was injured in the friendly against Trinidad and Tobago in Utah, and has barely declared himself ready, as has Kim Taehyeon, who could be taken into account. to add minutes against Mexico, so the outlook is beginning to become clearer for Coach Myung-bo.
The day off was also used by other players to continue recovering from the effort and of some health problems, such as Oh Hyeon-gyuthe scorer of South Korea’s second goal against the Czech Republic and who before the duel showed fever due to a stomach problem.
“When passing from the United States to Mexico, some players had mild symptoms of diarrhea. There were not many, but one by one they appeared, and right before the match, Oh Younger-gyu had diarrhea. This caused dehydration and, as a consequence, fever,” said one of the team doctors.
The specialist also stated that: “In fact, the morning of the day of the game was very difficult for him; he had a hard time getting out of bed and even going to the bathroom is complicated. However, we had planned treatments prepared, we applied those treatments, and after lunch, he began to recover. When he got on the bus and arrived at the stadium, he was almost completely normal.”
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