2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games soccer team begins local adaptation training

(Nagoya = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Myung-eon = The men's and women's soccer teams participating in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games entered the finals and began full-scale adaptation to the local environment.

According to a national team official on the 12th, the men's national team arrived in Nagoya after completing the preliminary camp schedule held in Shizuoka, Japan.

Lee Min-seong, who was called up on the 1st and trained at the Korea Football Center in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, left for Japan on the 6th and trained in Shizuoka until the 11th.

The team that arrived in Nagoya adjusted their condition by doing light recovery training instead of an excessive schedule.

Meanwhile, the women's national team, which set up a base camp in Osaka, went through a normal training schedule that day and strengthened its organizational strength in preparation for the group stage.

In Osaka, where the Women's Group F match is currently taking place, the players from the four countries in the group, including Korea, are all using the same accommodation.

In particular, the Myanmar national team led by coach Colin Bell, who previously coached the Korean women's national team, is also staying at the same hotel.

Coach Bell, who arrived at the hotel first on the afternoon of the 10th, exchanged warm greetings with the Korean players.

The North Korean national team competing in the group stage also undressed in the same dormitory late at night on the 11th, the previous day.

However, it is reported that South Korea and North Korea have separate official schedules such as meals and training, so the athletes from both sides do not meet often in the dorms.