Hee-chan Hwang injured his left ankle and Ji-seong Um injured his left knee.
Seungwoo Lee, Taegeuk mark after 5 years and 4 months
National soccer team strikers Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) and Uhm Um-seong (Swansea) were discharged from Hong Myung-bo due to injury. Instead, Lee Seung-woo and Moon Seon-min (Jeonbuk) were selected as replacements to prepare for the Iraq War.
The Korea Football Association announced on the 12th, “Hwang Hee-chan suffered an injury to his left ankle and Uhm Uhm-seong suffered an injury to his left knee, so it was determined that they would not be able to participate in the Iraq game, so we decided to withdraw them.”
Hee-chan Hwang and Uhm-seong Uhm were injured in the 3rd match of Group B of the 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup Asia Region 3rd qualifying round against Jordan held at the International Stadium in Amman, Jordan on the 10th.
Hwang Hee-chan, who was a starter at the time, fell twice due to rough tackles by the opponent, and was eventually replaced by Uhm Um-seong in the 23rd minute of the first half. Uhm Uhm-seong, who entered the game midway through the game, played confidently, but was injured due to an opponent’s foul and was replaced by Bae Jun-ho in the 6th minute of the second half.
Hwang Hee-chan and Uhm Ji-seong came to Korea on a chartered plane on the 11th and underwent tests at the hospital, but were eventually discharged.
Immediately after returning to Korea, he said, “Both players are in difficult condition,” and “We are looking for ways to replace them.” Coach Hong Myung-bo, who said, “We will prepare alternatives through additional coaching meetings,” selected Lee Seung-woo and Moon Seon-min as replacements.
Seungwoo Lee has played in 26 games in the K-League this year, scoring 11 goals and 5 assists. After transferring to Jeonbuk Hyundai during the season, he is having difficulty accumulating attack points, but still shows threatening movement. Accordingly, the Taegeuk symbol was worn 5 years and 4 months after the friendly match against Iran in June 2019.
Moon Seon-min, who returned to the national team about eight months after participating in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup earlier this year, has scored 6 goals and 3 assists in 24 K-League games this season.
Meanwhile, the national team, which returned home the day before after winning 2-0 away in Jordan, will rest for a day, reconvene on the 12th, conduct recovery training privately at the Seongnam FC clubhouse, and begin preparations for the Iraq war on the 15th.
(Seoul = News 1)
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