The 2018 Asian Games gold medalists, now led by new head coach Paulo Bento, will face Uruguay on October 12 and take on Panama three days later according to the Korea Football Association (KFA) on Tuesday. Both matches will be held at home.
The KFA added Korea Republic will meet Uzbekistan in Brisbane, Australia, on November 20, three days after they play against Australia at the same venue.
The latest announcement finalises the match schedule of Bento's Korea Republic before entering the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019. Korea Republic are in Group C alongside China PR, Kyrgyz Republic and the Philippines.
Bento is set to make his Korea Republic coaching debut against Costa Rica in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Friday and will guide the men's national football team against Chile next Tuesday.
Uruguay, known for star strikers Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, reached the quarter-finals at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and lost to eventual champions France.
Korea Republic, currently at 57 in the latest FIFA rankings, have never beaten fifth-ranked Uruguay. The Taeguk Warriors have an inferior head-to-head record of one draw and six losses. Both sides last met in 2014 in Goyang, where Korea Republic suffered a 1-0 loss.
Panama, ranked 69 in the world, made their World Cup debut in Russia, but they failed to pass the group stage against Tunisia, England and Belgium.
Korea Republic have never met Panama and the KFA said the South Americans will be a good sparring partner since they reached the World Cup ahead of teams like the United States in the regional qualifying stage.
The KFA said November friendlies with Australia and Uzbekistan are directly aimed at preparing for the AFC Asian Cup UAE in January.
Uzbekistan, ranked 95, will likely field their U-23 side who won the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship in China and competed at the 2018 Asian Games Indonesia, where Korea Republic edged them 4-3 in extra time.
Uzbekistan recently appointed former Egypt boss Hector Cuper as their new head coach.
Sources: Yonhap News Agency, Korea Football Association
