Korea fly to Doha; Son and Europe-based players join locally

📰 Korea's squad leave for Doha on the night of 8 November to prepare for friendlies against Saudi Arabia on 13 November and Qatar on 17 November. 📌 Key points ✈️ The squad gather at Incheon airport on the night of 8 November and fly to Doha. 🧑‍✈️ Captain Son Heung-min and most overseas-based players will join locally. 🇪🇸 Coach Roberto Moreno joins in Doha after his European trip. 🕙 Saudi Arabia is at 11.30pm KST on 13 November and Qatar at 11pm KST on 17 November. 🏁 They are Korea's last internationals of the year. 📝 What happened ✈️ According to Financial News, players meet near the airport at about 8.30pm and reach the terminal by 9.30pm. The coaching staff go first, while K League-based players and staff take another flight. 🧳 Goalkeeper Song Bum-keun (Jeonbuk) and defender Shin Min-ha (Gangwon) leave separately on the 10th because of club commitments. 👀 Moreno stayed in Europe this week and watched Champions League matches involving Lee Kang-in, Kim Min-jae and Hwang In-beom. Those overseas players join in Doha. 📊 By the numbers • 11.30pm KST on 13 November: Saudi Arabia, Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan • 11pm KST on 17 November: Qatar, Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha • Both are away friendlies in Doha. • The squad has 26 players. 🔭 Why it matters 🏆 Moreno will be judged on six matches including these two. His contract runs until 27 November. 📅 Saudi Arabia on 13 November, Qatar on 17 November.