The national soccer team will play friendly games against 2004 Euro champion Greece, Finland and seven other squads before the World Cup in June.

Leaving on January 15th for six weeks of training camp abroad, South Korea will face the United Arab Emirates in Dubai on January 18th in a four-nation tournament that will also feature Finland and Greece.

Eight days later, the team will compete against Croatia in the Carlsberg Cup in Hong Kong.

On February 4th, South Korea will hold a closed scrimmage with the United States, followed by friendlys with the U.S. pro team Los Angeles Galaxy, Costa Rica and Mexico.

The South Korean team will return home on February 23rd, a day after playing its first qualifier for the 2008 Asian Cup.