Nagoya: The South Korean men's national football team encountered a delay in reaching their recovery training session on Wednesday after organizers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games failed to provide the necessary official transportation, according to a team official.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the team, which secured a victory against Qatar with a 4-0 win in their initial Pool D match, was set to conduct a post-match recovery session at a field in Handa, approximately 40 kilometers south of Nagoya, Japan, at 10:30 a.m. However, due to the absence of a designated vehicle from the organizing committee, the team was unable to depart from their hotel on time.

After a brief search for an alternative mode of transportation, the team managed to arrive at the training location by 10:50 a.m. This incident was not an isolated occurrence, as the South Korean team had previously faced transportation issues. On Tuesday, the team arrived 30 minutes later than planned for their match against Qatar at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Rugby Field due to the driver getting lost en route.

The transportation challenges were not exclusive to the South Korean team. The Qatari team also experienced similar issues. Additionally, head coach Lee Min-sung was delayed by a few minutes for his pre-tournament press conference on Monday because of the absence of a designated vehicle.

"Minor issues regarding vehicle scheduling and operations have been continuously arising during every training session and official event throughout the tournament," an official from the Korea Football Association (KFA) stated. "This is a situation that all teams currently participating in the tournament are facing, not just us."

The 20th Asian Games, marking the first quadrennial continental multisport event in Japan in 32 years, is set to officially commence on Saturday. However, some sports, including football and basketball, have already begun their competitions.