Press reports indicate that the South Korean Football Association informed its international counterpart (FIFA) that its national team's training session in the Mexican city of Zapopan was monitored by a drone.
A possible spying incident at the 2026 World Cup has caused a stir in South Korea, after media reports indicated that the South Korean national team's private training session in Zapopan was monitored by a drone, ahead of their second Group A match against Mexico, one of the three host countries for the tournament.
The drone was seen on Tuesday evening, at the start of training, while the players were warming up.
A member of the Mexican army stationed at the team's camp shot down the plane.
However, according to South Korean media reports, the suspected perpetrators managed to recover the aircraft and escape. The South Korean Football Association has informed FIFA of the incident.
South Korea began their tournament campaign with a valuable 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic and are now preparing to face Mexico next Thursday near Guadalajara. The host nation also won their opening match against South Africa 2-0.
There was a recent spying scandal involving a training session in English football, which led to Southampton being disqualified from the Premier League play-offs.
