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| The final match of Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Kuwait at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. Son Heung-min greets his fans at a celebration for advancing to the World Cup after South Korea won 4-0. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.10/ |
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Korean players were recognized for their good performance.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on its official website on the 24th that 46 candidates could be selected as the best-leven for the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North and Central America.
Of the 46 players, 15 were named as strikers, 13 midfielders, 13 defenders and five goalkeepers. South Korea, which won the only unbeaten third qualifying round in the Asian region of the World Cup, has many players named as best-Eleven candidates. Son Heung-min was selected as the striker, Lee Kang-in, Lee Jae-sung, Bae Jun-ho, and Kim Min-jae in the defender category.
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| The final match of Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Kuwait at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. Lee Jae-sung, who scored his fourth goal, is delighted. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.10/ |
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Son Heung-min scored three goals in the third qualifying round and presented South Korea with 11 consecutive World Cup finals tickets as captain. Lee Kang-in scored only one goal, but led the attack as Hong Myung-bo's playmaker. Lee Jae-sung, the Unsung Hero, scored as many as four goals in the third qualifying round. Korea's next-generation star Bae Jun-ho played an altoran-like role by starting and replacing. Kim Min-jae was registered as a candidate in recognition of his excellent defense, even though he played only six games in the third qualifying round due to injury.
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| The final match of Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Kuwait at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. Lee Kang-in greets his fans at a celebration for advancing to the World Cup held after South Korea won 4-0. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.10/ |
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Korea, which produced five candidates, became the largest producer of candidates along with Indonesia, which did well in the third qualifying round. Iran, Uzbekistan, Australia, Japan, and Jordan have produced four candidates each. In Japan, Koki Ogawa, Junya Ito, Takefusa Kubo and Ko Itakura were the candidates. Mehdi Taremi, Sardar Azmun, Mohammad Mohevi and Alireza Beiranband were selected as candidates in Iran.
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| The final match of Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Kuwait at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. Bae Jun-ho is attacking. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.10/ |
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The final best-leven will be formed in a 3-4-3 formation, so the competition for strikers is expected to be very fierce. AFC is even holding an event where gifts are given if the final best Eleven, which will be announced later, matches the best Eleven selected by each fan.
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| The match between South Korea and Palestine in the third qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup was held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 5th. Kim Min-jae is trying to pass.Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.04 |
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-a goalkeeper
Utkir Yusufov (Uzbekistan)
Jalal Hasan (Iraq)
Alireza Beiranband (Iran)
Matthew Ryan (Australia)
Marten Faes (Indonesia)
-defender
Jang Sunglong (China)
Yazan Al Arab (Jordan)
Amid Mahara (Palestine)
Kim Minjae (Korea)
Khaled Ibrahim (UAE)
Abdukodir Husanov (Uzbekistan)
Lucas Mendes (Qatar)
Sandy Walsh, Jays (Indonesia)
Hasan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia)
Itakura Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Ahmed al-Khamish (Pride)
Aziz Behich (Australia)
-Midfielder
Junya Ito, Takefusa Kubo (Japan)
Fabiou Lima (UAE)
Jackson Irvine (Australia)
Lee Jae-sung, Lee Kang-in, and Bae Jun-ho (Republic of Korea)
Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq)
Marcelino Ferdinand (Indonesia)
Abdul Rahman Al-Mushayfrey (Pride)
Otavek Shukurov (Uzwekistan)
Nur-Al-Rawabde (Jordan)
Mohammad Mohevi (Iran)
-Attacker
Yazan al-Naimat, Ali Olwan (Jordan)
Almoez Ali, Akram Afif (hereinafter Qatar)
Youssef Nasser (Kuwait)
Aymen Hussein (Iraq)
Sardar Azmun, Mehdi Taremi (Idean)
Son Heung-min (Korea)
Ogawa Koki (Japan)
Abosbek Faizulayev (Uzvekistan)
Harib Abdallah (UAE)
Wesam Abu Ali (Palestine)
Ole Romeni (Indonesia)
Mitchell Duke (Australia)
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
