The young Taeguk Warriors will become the first Korea Republic national football squad to undergo training amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced a 36-man camp roster for head coach Kim Jung-soo. The camp will begin on Monday at the National Football Center, located north of Seoul.

There are few images more iconic in Asian football: with his mouth wide open in a celebratory roar, Younis Mahmoud hoisting the AFC Asian Cup trophy high into the Jakarta night sky as Iraq completed a remarkable triumph over Saudi Arabia in the final of the 2007 championship.

The LFA said in a press release that the top flight will start on September 18 while there will be a preparatory competition for the first division clubs on July 29.

The East Asians stunned the world when they beat powerhouse Italy 1-0 in a 1966 Group Four tie to become the first nation outside of Europe and the Americas to seal a place in a FIFA World Cup quarter-final.

Pak Doo-ik scored what remains one of the FIFA World Cup's most famous goals, but it was team effort which took DPR Korea through to the last eight where they again amazed before losing 5-3 to a Eusébio-inspired Portugal.

Elsewhere, the highly anticipated reopening of IR Iran’s Pro League was postponed by just under a week, as league authorities announced June 24 as the new kick-off date.

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors returned to winning ways in Korea Republic by condemning FC Seoul to a second successive defeat, but Ulsan Hyundai remain unbeaten and hot on their heels after a convincing win over Pohang Steelers.

Elsewhere, there were mixed fortunes for Japan's Germany-based quintet, more friendlies in China PR and a Hong Kong legend hung up his boots, so join the-AFC.com as we review the talking points in East Asia and ASEAN.

Centre-back Hasebe, 36, played the full 90 minutes in Eintracht Frankfurt's 2-0 loss to Mainz on Saturday in what was his 309th German top-flight match to leapfrog ex-Korea Republic forward Cha Bum-kun.