Nat ' l football team coach to emphasize sacrifice in pre - World Cup training INCHEON , Jan . 22 ( Yonhap ) -- South Korea football coach Shin Tae - yong said Monday he will emphasize sacrifice and teamwork to his players who participate in the pre - World Cup training camp in Turkey . Shin ' s side departed for Antalya , Turkey , where 24 players will fine tune their preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup . The men ' s team will return home on Feb . 5 . " I think the national team is getting used to my style of football , " Shin said to reporters at Incheon International Airport . " We ' ll work hard in Turkey , so that we can keep our style of play even with new faces . " The squad for the camp in Turkey doesn ' t include Europe - based players like Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung - min and longtime national team captain Ki Sung - yueng of Swansea City , since upcoming contests don ' t fall within FIFA ' s international match calendar . For this reason , the Turkey camp is considered an important opportunity for domestic K League and other Asian league - based players to make a good impression before Shin selects his final roster for the World Cup . " In order to face strong teams at the World Cup , it ' s important that our players sacrifice for the team and make more runs than the opponents , " he said . " I think our defense line is about 70 complete , but the national team door is open to everyone . " During their two weeks of training in Turkey , South Korea will also play friendly matches with Moldova , Jamaica and Latvia . Shin said he will try to find South Korea ' s shortcomings through tune - up matches . " I ' ll focus more on the process than the outcome , " he said . " We ' ll try to find what we need to improve and fix those problems . " South Korea are paired with Germany , Mexico and Sweden in Group F at the World Cup in Russia . South Korea men ' s national football team head coach enters Incheon International Airport in Incheon before flying to Turkey for a pre - World Cup training on Jan . 22 , 2018 . ( Yonhap ) kdon @ yna . co . kr ( END )