# Sangam Stadium, as scheduled for IU's concert

If the men's national soccer team captain Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham) holds a concert at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, where he complained about grass conditions, he cannot sell ground seats. However, IU concert, which is a week away, will be held as scheduled because all seats have already been sold out.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on the 14th, "To protect the grass at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, we plan to allow the rental of cultural events such as concerts from 2025 except for the sale of ground seats." The Seoul Metropolitan Government said, "We have also considered banning the rental of cultural events," but added, "We have decided to allow only partial rental except for the sale of ground seats because there is continuous demand for K-pop concerts at home and abroad and there is currently no large concert hall in Seoul that can accommodate more than 20,000 visitors."

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said the IU concert, which is scheduled to be held from the 21st to the 22nd at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, will be held as scheduled. "All 100,000 tickets have already been sold out," the Seoul Metropolitan Government said. "The cancellation is expected to cause damage to the event organizers and a lot of inconvenience to citizens and tourists who want to enjoy the concert." The city added, "The event organizers will also recognize the importance of protecting the grass and actively participate in the grass protection by not installing a temporary stage on the grass ground."

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said the grass density has dropped to about 60 percent due to the record-breaking heat wave this summer. However, grass density is expected to recover from the time when temperatures recover to previous years' level. "We will do our best to restore grass during and after the Chuseok holiday so that the fourth round of the Asian qualifying round for the North-China World Cup will not be affected by the Iraq match," the city government said. **[토토사이트 추천](https://bsc.news/post/safe-totosite-ranking-top-15-major-safe-playground-2024
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Earlier, Son Heung-min expressed regret over his grass condition after drawing 0-0 with the underdog Palestine at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 5th, saying, "There are many players with good skills, but I couldn't play a fast tempo due to difficulties in ball control and dribbling." Earlier, former national team players such as Ki Sung-yueng, Koo Ja-cheol and Lee Chung-yong also criticized the grass condition at the Seoul World Cup Stadium several times. Some soccer fans filed a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to cancel the IU concert.

The Korea Football Association (KFA) has informed the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) of the possibility of changing its home stadium against Iraq. The KFA plans to confirm the venue for the match against Iraq by Saturday.