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| The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, trained at the auxiliary stadium of Goyang Stadium on the afternoon of the 17th. Director Hong Myung-bo is interviewing before training. Goyang = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.17/ |
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The 'Monster Defender' The confusion continues over Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich).
The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play Group B 7-8 in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Oman (20th, Goyang) and Jordan (25th, Suwon). Korea ranks first with four wins and two draws (14 points). Based on the results of the two games, South Korea can confirm its trip to North Korea, China and the U.S. early on.
A variable has occurred. Kim Min-jae left due to an injury. The Korea Football Association announced on the 17th that it has appointed Kim Joo-sung as a substitute following the cancellation of Kim Min-jae's call-up.
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany reported Kim Min-jae's injury ahead of the 2024-2025 German Bundesliga away match against Union Berlin at Stadion An der Alten Försterai in Berlin, Germany on the 15th. At a press conference with local media on Wednesday, Kompany said, "(Kim Min-jae) is injured. I hope that (Kim Min-jae's injury) is not too bad, but he will not be able to play for several weeks. It is already known that there is a problem with (Kim Min-jae's) Achilles tendon. Now we have to manage it so that we don't feel burdened."
As Coach Kompany said, Kim Min-jae is playing despite his injury. Kim Min-jae also rested from the match against Hoffenheim in January due to an Achilles injury. German media TZ reported at the time that Erik Dyer, who has not been properly appointed by Kompany, is expected to play against Hoffenheim in place of Kim Min-jae, who has a bad Achilles tendon. Bayern & German also reported Bayern Munich news 'Kim Min-jae has a problem with his Achilles tendon. I also had knee pain recently. He said he is likely to take a break to prevent potential injury complications. In fact, he did not play against Hoffenheim.
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| The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, trained at the auxiliary stadium of Goyang Stadium on the afternoon of the 17th. Coach Hong Myung-bo is watching the training. Goyang = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.17/ |
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Coach Hong made a determined statement about Kim Min-jae's injury. Ahead of the first convocation training held at the auxiliary stadium of Goyang Stadium on the 17th, Hong said, `As you know, Kim Min-jae is a very important player for our team. However, a little disappointing is that Bayern Munich should have prevented it to protect players. There have been signals about the risk of injury since before. The national team was fully aware of the risk of injury"I'm going to play without an important player in an important game. I wanted to give him a bold break because it is not right to play with that player (Kim Min-jae) now."
The German media rushed to deal with Hong's remarks. The German press kicker said Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae could not join the national team due to injury. Hong has publicly criticized Bayern Munich for its player management, according to the report. Another media outlet, Sport 1, also said, `Coach Hong criticized Bayern' Hong seems angry that Kim Min-jae was not able to play in the World Cup qualifying round due to injury'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
