Korea to Face Cote dIvoire in London
By Yoon Chul
Staff Reporter
The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced Korea's friendly with Cote d'Ivoire on March 3 will take place at Loftus Road Stadium in London.
The KFA had hoped to hold the match at Fulham's home stadium, Craven Cottage, where Korea's match against Greece in 2007 and Serbia last November were held. But due to heavy snow in England this winter, and changes in scheduling in the English Premier League (EPL), the KFA had some difficulty in finding a venue for the game.
The match against Cote d'Ivoire will take place on an international match day, which means all the team's top players are expected to be available. The match is seen as a tuneup for Korea's game against Nigeria at the World Cup.