Son Heung-min X Kim Min-jae X Lee Kang-in selection → Yang Min-hyuk returns after a year and a month, Hong Myung-bo-ho is ready to play as Choi Jeong-eul
Mar 10, 2025
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South Korea's national football 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. South Korea will face Oman (20th, Goyang) and Jordan (25th, Suwon) in succession.
Up to the second place in each group of this tournament, the ticket to the finals will be given. South Korea is in first place with four wins and two draws (14 points) in the previous six games. The gap with Jordan (nine points) in third place is five points. There are only four games left per team. Based on the results of the two games, South Korea can confirm its trip to North Korea, China and the U.S. early on. In this case, South Korea will play in the World Cup finals for the 11th time in a row and the 12th time ever.
South Korea has the upper hand in objective power. South Korea is 23rd in the FIFA rankings. It is higher than Jordan (64th) and Oman (80th). South Korea is also ahead in the previous record. South Korea had four wins, three draws and one loss against Jordan eight times. In October last year, South Korea also won the match 2-0. He faced Oman six times and recorded five wins and one loss. South Korea also won the match 3-1 in September last year.
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Hong was selected as the best. Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) were called in as 'three European players'. Son Heung-min scored a goal in the 2024-2025 English Premier League (EPL) home game against Bournemouth on the 9th. He scored his seventh goal (9 assists) in the league and 11th in official matches (10 assists) this season. Kim Min-jae and Lee Kang-in are also maintaining their performance by starting in league games.
'Original YANG" Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic) returned to the A-team after a year and a month since the Qatar Asian Cup, which ended in February 2024. It is the first selection under Hong Myung-bo. He has scored four goals and five assists in six official games over the past month. In particular, in the 29th round of the Scottish Premiership in the 2024-2025 season, he took the lead in winning the team by scoring two goals and one assist. He was also selected by the BBC as a member of the "Team of Migration". In addition, Bae Joon-ho (Stoke City), Yang Min-hyuk (Queens Park Rangers), and Um Ji-sung (Swansea City) were selected.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Kim Dong-heon and defender Cho Hyun-taek (Kimcheon Sangmu) joined the A team for the first time in their lives.
◇The list of the 7th to 8th preliminary rounds in Asia for the 2026 North-China World Cup (28 players)
▶GK = Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan HD), Kim Dong-heon (Kim Cheon Sang-moo), Lee Chang-geun (Daejeon Hana Citizen)
▶DF = Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Cho Yoo-min (Sharja FC), Jung Seung-hyun (Alwasl), Kwon Kyung-won (Corpacan Club), Seol Young-woo (Trvena Zvezda), Hwang Jae-won (Daegu FC), Park Seung-wook and Cho Hyun-taek (Kimcheon) Lee Tae-seok (Pohang Steelers)
▶MF = Park Yong-woo (Al Ain), Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City), Kong Won-jae (Corpacan Club), Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord Rotterdam), Lee Jae-sung (Mines), Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City), Yang Min-hyuk (Queens Park Rangers), Um Ji-sung (Swansea City), Yang Hyun-joon (Celtic), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Lee Dong-kyung (Kim Cheon-sang-moo)
▶FW = Oh Hyun-kyu (Henk) Resident Kyu (Daejeon Hana Citizen) Oh Se-hoon (Machida Gelvia)
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
