South Korea MK Sports published a post talking about the attendance rate of this game being only 12.6%. Korean media said that the game was held on weekdays. In addition, the inconvenience and hot weather in the stadium are considered to be the main reasons, and the stadium has been affected by traffic. There are no stops near the
There are no stops near the stadium, and the nearest station is more than 1 km away. It takes 20 to 25 minutes to walk. In addition, there are not many buses coming from Seoul.
The weather was very hot on the day of the game, and the temperature in the area where the game venue was located exceeded 30 degrees and the humidity reached 73%.
The failure of European players such as Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Gang-in was also very important. The East Asian Cup is not an A-level event hosted by FIFA, and each club has no obligation to release players.
Kim Min-jae and Lee Gang-in participated in the Club World Cup, while other European players such as Son Heung-min and Wong Hee-chan have to prepare for the club's preseason.
Therefore, in order to inspect domestic players, coach Hong Mingfu convened 23 players from the K League and 3 players from the J League, with a total of 26 people participating in the training camp.