{
  "id": 1650747,
  "title": "Venues set for 4 men's football friendly matches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/venues-set-for-4-mens-football-friendly-matches-1650747",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260818/venues-set-for-4-mens-football-friendly-matches"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Korea Football Association has announced the venues for the four upcoming men's friendly football matches in South Korea. The matches will take place in four different cities during the September-October FIFA international match window. Suwon, Seoul, Ulsan, and Yongin will each host a match. The first match on September 24 will see Korea, ranked 32nd, host Ecuador, ranked 25th, at Suwon World Cup Stadium. This will be the first men's senior international match in Suwon since March 2025. On September 28, Korea will face Uruguay, ranked 20th, at Seoul World Cup Stadium, marking the first men's international contest in the capital since November. On October 2, Venezuela, ranked 47th, will visit Korea for a match at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, located 310 kilometers southeast of Seoul. Ulsan last hosted an international match in March 2023. The final match on October 6 will see Korea take on the 60th-ranked team, with the opponent to be announced. All matches are scheduled to start at 8 p.m.",
  "summary": "The national football federation on Tuesday announced the venues for the four upcoming men's friendly matches on home soil, with four different cities set to take turns serving as the host. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the cities of Suwon, Seoul, Ulsan and Yongin will host the four friendlies during the September-October FIFA international match window. All matches will kick off at 8…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Venues set for 4 men's football friendly matches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/venues-set-for-4-mens-football-friendly-matches-1645529",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:52:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}