With just 30 days left until the start of the Russia 2018 World Cup, the host nation is busy getting ready to welcome the world's best players.<br />The 32 squads that will be gunning for glory are fine-tuning their tactics... and the coaches are carefully selecting the players will be joining them on the plane to Russia.<br />Won Jung-hwan reports.<br /> <br /> Russia is putting the final touches on its stadiums and facilities before this summer's World Cup. <br /><br /> <br />"With just a few weeks out, most of the infrastructure is ready, we just need to find and do certain details. Maybe brush up a few venues, but in general we are as ready as we could be at this point"<br /><br /> The host nation, Russia, will raise the curtain on the tournament when it faces Saudi Arabia in Moscow on Thursday, June 14th. <br />Over the course of a month, 32-teams will be pitting their skills against each other across the 11 host cities, with the finals set for July 15th in the capital city, Moscow. <br /><br /> South Korea, which is in Group F, seen as the 'group of death', released its preliminary 28-man squad for the tournament on Monday. <br />The South Korean squad includes Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min and 20-year old winger Lee Seung-woo, who was regarded as one of Barcelona's most promising talents when he was in its youth side. <br />South Korea's head coach Shin Tae-yong, who needs to trim five players from the squad before the World Cup, said at the Monday press conference that he will try to minimize any risks. <br /><br /> <br />"Injuries to the players may change my plans. Also, I might have to give up the strong points of certain players and choose other options." <br /><br />South Korea, which is the second-lowest ranked team at Russia 2018, will kick off its World Cup campaign against Sweden in (nuzz-knee)Nizhny Novgorod on June 18th,… before facing the other Group F teams, Mexico and Germany, shortly after.<br />Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News. <br />
