Son Heung-min joins national team due to ‘injury issue’
‘European midfielder’ Kwon Hyuk-gyu selected for the first time
Coach Hong Myung-bo, who leads the Korean men’s national soccer team, has revealed the roster for the October international match. ‘Captain’ Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham) joins the national team despite injury issues.
On the 30th, coach Hong Myung-bo announced the list of 26 national team members who will participate in the 3rd and 4th rounds of the 3rd round of the Asian region qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA North Korea, Central and America World Cup at the Shinmun-ro Soccer Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
This is the second A-match call for Coach Hong, who returned to the national team after 10 years through an A-match last September.
Son Heung-min, who attracted a lot of attention, was included in the list.
Son Heung-min, who felt unwell during the 2024-2025 season UEFA Europa League (UEL) match against Karabakh (Azerbaijan) on the 27th (Korean time) and was replaced after playing only 71 minutes, returned to Manchester United on the 30th. (Man Utd) and the 2024-2025 season EPL 6th round away game (3-0 Tottenham win).
Accordingly, the possibility of being excluded from the October A match was raised, but Coach Hong included Son Heung-min in this list.
In addition to Son Heung-min, most of the key overseas players were collected, including Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich).
And midfielder Kwon Hyeok-gyu (23), who recently showed good form after transferring to Hibernian in Scotland, wore the Taegeuk symbol for the first time in his life.
In addition, players who performed well for their teams, such as Oh Hyun-gyu (Genk), Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City), Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City), Kim Joo-seong (FC Seoul), and Park Min-gyu (Consadole Sapporo), were also called up to the national team again.
Korea will play the third away game against Jordan in Amman, Jordan, on October 10th at 11 p.m.
Next, the team will play the fourth home game against Iraq at Yongin Mir Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 15th.
This two-game series is expected to be an important juncture for Korean soccer, which is challenging its 11th consecutive World Cup finals.
The national team will convene at Incheon International Airport around 9 p.m. on the 6th of next month and then immediately depart for Jordan. In the case of the overseas group, it is planned to join separately in Jordan.
▲October national soccer team convocation list (26 players)
Goalkeeper: Seung-gyu Kim (Al Shabab), Hyun-woo Jo (Ulsan HD), Jun-hong Kim (Jeonbuk Hyundai)
Defenders: Kim Min-jae (Munich), Jo Yu-min (Sharjah), Jeong Seung-hyeon (Al Wasl), Kim Joo-seong (FC Seoul), Lee Han-beom (Midtjylland), Seol Young-woo (Zvezda), Lee Myung-jae (Ulsan), Park Min-gyu (Consadole Sapporo), Hwang Moon-ki (Gangwon)
Midfielders: Park Yong-woo (Al Ain), Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham), Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord), Lee Jae-seong (Mainz), Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Lee Dong-kyung (Gimcheon Sangmu), Bae Jun-ho (Stoke), Kwon Hyun-gyu (Hibernian), Uhm Ji-seong (Swansea City) Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain)
Forward: Joo Min-gyu (Ulsan) Oh Se-hoon (Machi Dazelbia) Oh Hyun-gyu (Genk)
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2024-09-30 02:53:27