Fans now voting to pick the team that will play Newcastle United in South Korea – Voting closes Monday | OneFootball

Newcastle United are flying off for pre-season in Asia next month, with matches in Singapore and South Korea.

Eddie Howe’s side play against Arsenal first at the National Stadium in Singapore on Sunday 27 July.

Then move on to South Korea for two further friendlies, the second of those against Tottenham on Sunday 3 August at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

However, the first game in South Korea is at the Suwon World Cup Stadium against Team K League.

Interesting to see that the team Newcastle United will face on Wednesday 30 July is to be decided by a public vote.

K League is the top tier of club football in South Korea and the side Newcastle United will face, is to be made up of stars from the various clubs. Coupang are the organisers of the two Newcastle United friendlies and fans in South Korea need to visit the company’s website to vote on which K League players will start against Eddie Howe’s side.

Korea JoonAng Daily report – 25 June 2025:

‘K-pop girl group IVE will perform during the halftime of an upcoming exhibition football match featuring Newcastle United, match organizers announced Wednesday.

Coupang Play, a Korean streaming platform, announced the six-piece girl group as the halftime performer for the first match of the annual Coupang Play series between Newcastle and Team K League at 8 p.m. on July 30 at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, Gyeonggi.

IVE has been one of the most successful K-pop girl groups since its debut in 2021. Earlier this year, IVE had its fifth million seller with the EP “IVE Empathy.”

Newcastle, the reigning English Football League Cup champions, will also take on Tottenham Hotspur, captained by Korean star Son Heung-min, at 8 p.m. on Aug. 3 at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul.

Team K League will feature a starting lineup of players voted on by fans, plus one player under the age of 22. Fan voting will go on until next Monday at Coupang Play’s official social media pages.

Tickets to both matches are available only on Coupang Play’s official app. Priority presales for the first match will open at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, and those for the second match will start at 8 p.m. on Thursday. The presale tickets are available only to subscribers of Coupang Play’s Sports Pass.