In the opening match of the men's football group stage at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the buses carrying both the Qatar U23 and South Korea U23 teams made a basic navigation error before the match, taking players to a baseball field instead of the football stadium, causing a 30-minute delay, according to South Korean media outlet xportsnews.

The buses carrying the national team players were supposed to travel from the team hotel to the match venue, but the drivers instead took them to the baseball field in Mizuho Park rather than the football stadium.

A Korea Football Association official said, "Something that should never happen at an international match has occurred."

Despite having the football players on board, the drivers were unaware of the mistake and drove straight to the baseball field in Mizuho Park.

Normally, team buses arrive 90 minutes before the match to unload equipment, familiarize players with the venue, and begin a 60-minute warm-up session before kickoff.

However, due to this unusual situation where the bus drivers for both the South Korean and Qatari teams took the wrong route to the baseball field, the teams arrived only 60 minutes before the match.

As a result, both national teams were unable to complete their full warm-up routine before taking the pitch directly at the scheduled 19:30 local time kickoff.

Heavy rain has been falling throughout Nagoya, including at the match venue, making weather conditions a significant factor in the match.

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