Beijing time on March 9, according to the South Korean media "NEWSIS" report, the South Korean men's basketball team has begun to prepare for the 2027 World Cup in advance, the 2027 men's basketball World Cup qualifiers will be played in 2024, in other words, from 2022 to 2024 between the South Korean men's basketball team has been suspended, the South Korean men's basketball team will also undergo a major blood change, the core naturalized player Luo Jianer will also retire.
The 2023 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers held in February were played in the Philippines, but the Korean men's basketball team led by coach Cho Sang-hyun was collectively infected by the virus, and the Korean men's basketball team abandoned the expedition on February 22 due to fears that the virus would spread further. The Korean Basketball Association issued a statement that "the health and safety of players is the highest priority", and finally FIBA announced that "Korea is disqualified".
The article also wrote that based on the results of the World Cup and the ranking of FIBA, it is expected that the South Korean men's basketball team will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has become extremely difficult, and the current Korean men's basketball team can only play in the Asian Games and the Asian Cup, and the performance of the Korean men's basketball team in the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup is disappointing.
World Cup competitors are gradually turning their attention to the world, and there is not much investment in the competitions held in Asia. (Because it is a strong team such as China, Japan, Australia, new Zealand)
The Korean men's basketball team was absent from the Asian Cup qualifiers in November 2020, and FIBA also fined the Korean men's basketball team 200 million won, and the Korean Basketball Association is still complaining. This time the World Cup qualifiers are also absent, FIBA is assessing the impact, and the Korean Basketball Association is once again facing a huge fine.
Officials of the South Korean Basketball Association also analyzed that if the Basketball Association does not stop appealing, it may affect the players of the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup.
The South Korean team has begun to prepare for the 2027 World Cup, the national team will also carry out a major change of blood, the core naturalized Luo Jian'er retired, Luo Jian'er is an athlete born in 1989, 2024 is 35 years old, he chose to retire is also a wise choice, but the future of the Korean men's basketball team is bleak.
To be honest, the inside line of the South Korean men's basketball team relies on Luo Jian'er of 1.99 meters, and perhaps South Korea will increase its naturalization in the future.
Text/Yan Xiaobai