Yazan, 'Jordan National University' meets Korea in Suwon, "I hope the grass is better than Sangam."

Yazan, 'Jordan National University' meets Korea in Suwon, "I hope the grass is better than Sangam."

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Yazan also said something about the state of Sangam's grass.

FC Seoul drew 0-0 with Gimcheon Sangmu in the third round of the "Hana Bank K League 1 2025" held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium at 2 p.m. on the 3rd. Both teams will have one win, one draw and one loss, but Gimcheon will be seventh and Seoul ninth ahead of multiple points.

Apart from the result of the game, the most talked about was the condition of the grass. The basic condition was not good, and the grass was flipped over and dug everywhere the players ran. The more the players played, the more sensitive they became due to the risk of injury. In fact, Lingard also complained of pain after falling. It did not lead to injury, but Lingard could not get up for a while after tripping over the grass. A medical team had to be deployed to check his condition.

Sangam's grass has long been a controversial issue. The grass condition has been in serious condition since the first round match against Palestine for the third Asian regional qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. in September last year. Due to poor grass condition and little room for improvement, the A-match was held in Yongin Mir Stadium in October, not in Sangam.

The same applies to upcoming March A-match games. The Korea Football Association said on March 24 that it will hold two consecutive A-match games in Goyang and Suwon in March. "Since it is an important game in the road to the North-China-U.S. World Cup, we reviewed various things including checking the conditions of the grass field with prolonged cold weather in late winter to determine the venue, and decided to hold two consecutive home games in Goyang and Suwon," a KFA source said. The finding showed that Sangam was excluded due to grass.

The national team will face Jordan at the Suwon World Cup Stadium on March 25, and Seoul's main defender Yazan is the Jordanian national team. Yazan also knew that the reason for not playing an A match in Sangam was because of grass.

Yazan, who met in the mixed zone after the Gimcheon match, pointed out the grass problem, saying, "I think the Korean Football Association and the national team also moved the stadium because they know Sangam's situation."

"I hope the moved stadium (Suwon World Cup Stadium) is in better condition than here (Seoul World Cup Stadium). Of course, I think it will be a very difficult game, but I think it will be a good game. I hope we wait and see what happens," he added. Although he did not directly emphasize it, Yazan was also aware that Sangam's grass condition was serious. 안전놀이터

Meanwhile, Yazan often appeared to enter the penalty box against Gimcheon, which was intended. Regarding his role, Yazan said, "I think it's my role to go into the penalty box and help other teammates or front-line strikers. In that respect, I'm trying to get into the penalty box and gain a numerical advantage whenever I have a chance."