Interim National Football Team Coach Moreno to Arrive on 13th... Squad Announcement on 14th

Roberto Moreno, who has been appointed as the interim head coach of the national football team, will arrive in South Korea this weekend.

The Korea Football Association announced that Coach Moreno will arrive in South Korea via Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 13th.

His coaching staff, including senior coach Eduardo Docampo, will accompany him.

Coach Moreno is scheduled to share his thoughts and resolve on taking the helm of the South Korean national team through a standing interview at the arrival gate.

The following day, on the 14th, he will announce the squad roster for four A-matches scheduled for September and October at the Korea Football Center in Cheonan.

Following the resignation of former head coach Hong Myung-bo after the team's group-stage exit at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Korea Football Association initiated an open recruitment process for an interim head coach in accordance with the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee regulations on national team selection and operation, and announced Moreno's appointment on the 1st of this month.

Coach Moreno is a former member of the coaching staff under renowned manager Luis Enrique, the current Paris Saint-Germain boss, and has served as a senior coach at FC Barcelona as well as a senior coach and acting manager for the Spanish national team.

In March 2019, when manager Enrique stepped down temporarily due to his daughter's illness, Moreno temporarily managed three matches and was appointed as the permanent manager in June of that year, leading the team for five months until Enrique's return.

As the interim head coach of the South Korean national team, Moreno is contracted until November 27 to lead six A-matches—four in September and October, and two in November—with a possibility of extension.

Depending on the upcoming presidential election situation, there is a possibility that the Korea Football Association may not be able to appoint a permanent manager before the 2027 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup to be held early next year, so a condition to potentially entrust the reins to Moreno even after that, based on his performance evaluation over the six matches, has been included in the contract.
 
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