It is not yet known what level the Asian champion will offer, as he changed the coach and several of his players left the team.
He Ulsan Hyundai, Tigres’ rival, does not prioritize the Club World Cup. The South Korean team is in a restructuring phase and will focus all its efforts on the local championship, so it will not bring foreigners to the tournament that will take place in Qatar.
“My ambition in my first tournament was to win and I wanted to get the best out of my players, but I gave up. I told them to focus on the season and I can’t put my ambition in front of the team, “Ulsan Hyundau coach Hong Myung-bo commented, according to the South Korean press.
The Korean team will be Tigres’ first hurdle at the Club World Cup and will help with a team of 20 players, including 17 on the field and three goalkeepers, most of their players arrive at a slow pace, as the season has not yet started in the Asian country and they are in a season of ups and downs.
In the list that Ulsan Hyundai presented for the Club World Cup, foreign players are not considered, and the team returns from vacation, as its tournament is scheduled to start in March, although it could be postponed due to pandemic.
The game against the Tigers will be the first of the year for Ulsan Hyundai. It is not yet known what level the Asian champion will offer, as he has changed coaches and several of his players have left the team.
The Korean team will play the second Club World Cup. In the first, in 2012, they faced Monterrey and lost 3-1. Now, the Tigers must defeat the Asian team to advance to the semifinals, against the Copa Libertadores champion and dream of a possible final against Bayern Munich.