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Korea Football Association announced on Tuesday the appointment of former Ulsan HD coach Kim Dohoon as the interim coach to guide the national team for two matches in the qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup next month: Korea Republic are set to take on Singapore on the road on 6 June, before welcoming China PR to Seoul in five days’ time.

KFA stated as follows: “There are possibilities that the appointment of a new coach might not be completed prior to the A-matches in June, as the negotiations are still in progress at the moment. A national team reinforcement committee meeting was held earlier this morning to discuss the matter, and it was decided that Kim Dohoon would be appointed as the interim coach to lead the national team through the two games next month.”

A prolific striker in his playing days, Kim Dohoon began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Seongnam Ilhwa in 2005 before taking the reins of Incheon United and Ulsan HD, where he guided the Tigers to winning the AFC Champions League in 2020. He also had a stint at Lion City FC in Singapore the following year. .....

[#NOTICE] 축구국가대표팀 임시 감독에 #김도훈 감독 선임

KFA는 6월에 열릴 월드컵 2차 예선 두 경기에서 #대한민국 #축구국가대표팀 을 이끌 임시 감독으로 김도훈 감독을 선임했습니다. 대표팀은 6월 6일 싱가포르 원정경기에 이어, 11일 중국과 홈경기를 앞두고 있습니다. pic.twitter.com/qh88ZtweVs
— theKFA (@theKFA) May 20, 2024

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