Nat'l football team looking to end year on winning note vs. Qatar
DOHA — The men's national football team will try to end 2026 on a winning note when they face Qatar in their final friendly match of the year this week. The match between 32nd-ranked South Korea and world No. 60 Qatar at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha will kick off at 5 p.m. Tuesday (local time), or 11 p.m. Tuesday (South Korean time). This will be the last international match in 2026 for…
Doha, Qatar — South Korea's national football team aims to conclude the 2026 season on a positive note as they prepare to take on Qatar in their final friendly match of the year. The contest between 32nd-ranked South Korea and world No. 60 Qatar will take place at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, kicking off at 5 p.m. local time, or 11 p.m. Korean time on Tuesday.
This will mark the concluding international fixture for South Korea in 2026, as the team attempts to regroup following a 3-2 defeat to Saudi Arabia earlier this week.
South Korea fell behind early in the match, failing to capitalize on multiple opportunities in the second half. Coach Robert Moreno, the caretaker manager for the South Korean team, emphasized the need for improvement across all facets of their performance. This will be Moreno's sixth and likely final match with the South Korean squad. The Spanish tactician was appointed in early September to replace Hong Myung-bo, who resigned in June following a disappointing early exit from the World Cup.
Rather than immediately seeking a new manager, the Korea Football Association (KFA) opted to retain Moreno for the remaining matches.
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