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Starts 04/07/2026 CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The Korea Football Association (KFA) held an official opening ceremony at 2 p.m. on the 7th at Korea Football Park in Cheonan."

Start: Apr 7, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Korea Football Park Opens in Cheonan

The Korea Football Association's national training campus, designed by UNStudio around a 'total football' philosophy, officially opened.

Korea Football Park in Cheonan, South Chungcheong, held its official opening ceremony at 2 p.m. on 7 April 2026; it was jointly built by the KFA and Cheonan City^[2][3]
The campus covers about 479,000 square meters and cost about 400 billion won ($290 million); the stadium, accommodation, and training grounds began operating in fall 2025^[3]
Facilities include football pitches, small stadiums, an indoor pitch, a football museum, and futsal and tennis courts; FIFA Forward funded five pitches and the museum^[2][3]
KFA President Chung Mong-gyu called it a hub to 'research and grow' under an AI and science-based development model; Infantino sent a video message^[2][3]
The opening match was the Korea Football Park U-18 Champions Cup final, FC Seoul U-18 vs Jeonbuk Hyundai U-18^[3]

Cost $290M

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youtube.com/watch?v=88nWMhURPgc
youtube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Apr 7, 2026 ✓· 39% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "The Korea Football Association (KFA) held an official opening ceremony at 2 p.m. on the 7th at Korea Football Park in Cheonan."
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Korea Republic opens new national training centre with FIFA Forward support
inside.fifa.com· Added Sep 15, 2026· 39% of score
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Korea Football Park Opens as New Home for Korean Football Development
en.sedaily.com· Published Apr 7, 2026· 21% of score

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