Football teams arrive late to stadium after bus drivers get lost
NAGOYA — The South Korean and Qatari men's national football teams for Tuesday's Asian Games match in Japan arrived at the stadium about 30 minutes later than scheduled, after both of their drivers got lost on the way, a South Korean team official said. The two countries were scheduled to open Group D action at 7:30 p.m. at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Rugby Field in Nagoya, with the warmup to begin…
The South Korean and Qatari national football teams for the Asian Games match in Japan arrived at the stadium around 30 minutes later than scheduled due to their bus drivers getting lost on the way, according to a South Korean team official. The teams were scheduled to open Group D action at 7:30 p.m. at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Rugby Field, but they arrived at 6:20 p.m., leaving them with limited time to prepare for warmups.
The official stated that he did not anticipate the match to be pushed back, and the late arrivals forced players from both teams to rush to get warmed up before the match on this rainy Tuesday night.
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