D-1 Before Mexico Match: 'Illegal Drone' Appears During Closed Training

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Here is the latest on the North and Central America World Cup. Our national football team held a closed tactical training session ahead of their second match against the host nation, Mexico. However, an illegal drone was spotted during the training, causing a stir as local military and police were called to respond.

Lee Jung-chan reports from Guadalajara.

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With all 26 players present and no injuries, the national team closed the doors to the training ground, completely blocking access to the media to focus on tactical drills.

Unlike the Czech Republic, which relies on strength and height, Mexico plays a defense-oriented, pragmatic style of football. To break through their organization, the team repeatedly practiced tactics tailored to specific situations and positions.

South Korean football has never won a second match in World Cup history, recording 4 draws and 7 losses. It has also been 20 years since the last victory against Mexico in an A-match.

The national team is determined to break this jinx and secure a spot in the knockout stage after just two group matches for the first time in history.

[Hong Myung-bo / Head Coach of the National Football Team: We have already secured one win, so the atmosphere is very good. I believe we are becoming a 'one team' faster than I expected.]

While the team focused on closed tactical training under "ironclad security," they are carefully preparing for their first-ever second-match victory.

However, while the players were warming up early in the session, an "illegal drone" not authorized by FIFA was discovered in the sky above the training ground, prompting an immediate response from local military and police.

Two men, presumed to be the operators, retrieved the crashed drone and fled the scene, and the police have launched an investigation.

[Lee Jae-chul / National Team Media Officer: We forced it to land at the scene. There was no impact on the team's training atmosphere. Most of these incidents are usually caused by ordinary people out of curiosity...]

Although there was no leak of tactical information, tension and vigilance regarding security have heightened ahead of what is effectively a "battle for first place in the group" against the host nation, Mexico.

(Video reporting: Hwang In-seok, Video editing: Chae Cheol-ho, Design: Kim Min-young)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.