Despite unfavorable factors such as "gate of the table tennis court," boycott, and controversy over card games during off-season training at the Asian Cup, tickets for the home game of the World Cup qualifying round have been sold out. This shows fans' unwavering affection and expectation for Korean soccer.

The Korea Football Association announced on SNS on the 13th that the second round of the 2026 North-Central American World Cup qualifying round against Thailand at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 21st has been sold out.

Following the shock of elimination from the semifinals of the Qatar Asian Cup earlier, the conflict between Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham Hotspur), the captain of the national team, and Lee Kang-in (23, Paris Saint-Germain), the next-generation ace, surfaced, raising voices of criticism against the team. Since then, the association has also been criticized for its failure and uncertain process in the process of resolving the failure of the tournament and selecting a coach. On the 13th, the day of the general reservation against Thailand, it was reported that the association staff and some players even played cards during the Asian Cup off-season training.

There were also voices of boycott against the team for various reasons. Some soccer YouTubers and Internet users raised their voices, saying, "Let's show the association's incompetence and irresponsible attitude toward its failure to win the Asian Cup." Some Internet users encouraged boycotts against Lee Kang-in's selection as the national team, who has been at the center of conflict among the national team players.

Contrary to concerns that the number of spectators will decrease in the match against Thailand, the sell-out of tickets served as an opportunity to confirm the unwavering support for the national team. "The essence of the Red Devil is to support the Korean national soccer team players," the national team's cheering group "Red Devil" said on social media. "As soon as we get out of that essence, there is no reason for the Red Devil to exist." "This is the fault of the Korea Football Association, and there is no reason why the players playing on the field cannot receive support," he said. "We will cheer louder for the upcoming two consecutive games against Thailand without boycotting."

It seems to be the result of the collection of minds that they need to support them in crisis situations such as the interim coach Hwang Sun-hong's system. However, fans' criticism of the association remains, and it is expected that the match against Thailand will see various ways of criticism, including placards and slogans denouncing the football association.

Fans continued their desire to see the skills of the national team players who have leapfrogged into the world's top players rather than boycotts. Since their elimination in the semifinals of the Asian Cup, key players such as Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in have returned to their teams and been active in scoring and assisting in important matches. Apart from the association's spectatorship, the fact that Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in ended the team's conflict through dialogue and the two players can be seen playing together later also seems to have affected the box office success. On top of that, it seems that there is a great expectation on how newly selected players, including K-League top scorer Joo Min-gyu, Lee Myung-jae (Ulsan HD), and Jung Ho-yeon (Gwangju), who broke the record for the oldest national team selection, will perform in the national team.

The "Hwang Sun-Hong-ho" national team will meet for the first time at Goyang Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 18th with a call-up training in preparation for the match against Thailand. Immediately after the home game against Thailand on the 21st, he will move to Bangkok, Thailand, and play an away game at Rajamangala Stadium on the 26th.

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