Hong Myung-bo-ho's mega-bad news core MF Hwang In-beom excluded from away call-up due to calf injury...Min Woo's replacement request

Aug 29, 2025

Hong Myung-bo-ho's mega-bad news core MF Hwang In-beom excluded from away call-up due to calf injury...Min Woo's replacement request
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, who played as a substitute member in the second half, is being handed Hwang In-beom's captain's armband. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.10/



Hong Myung-bo-ho's mega-bad news core MF Hwang In-beom excluded from away call-up due to calf injury...Min Woo's replacement request
The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Hong Kong at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 11th. Seo Min-woo is attacking. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.11/
Hong Myung-bo's key midfielder Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord) will miss the U.S. away game next month due to injury.

The Korea Football Association announced on the 29th that Hwang In-beom will be excluded from the U.S. away call-up in September due to a calf muscle injury. Kangwon Seo Min-woo will play two consecutive games against the U.S. in New Jersey on September 7 and Mexico in Columbus on September 10.

Hwang In-beom started in the second round of the Dutch Eredivisie in the 2025-2026 season against Excelsior on the 16th, but was replaced at half-time due to calf pain. After injuring his calf muscle in December last year, he has been constantly rehabilitating and returning for more than eight months.




Due to Hwang In-beom's absence, his meeting with midfielder Jens Kastrov (Borussia Mönchengladbach), the "first overseas-born mixed-race national team", failed. Hong Myung-bo, the coach of the national soccer team, expected a combination of Hwang In-beom and 'Fighter'Kastrope.

There are many defensive midfielders such as Park Yong-woo (Al-Ain) Castrov and Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk) and Seo Min-woo on the national team list in September, but there are no midfielders like Hwang In-beom who will serve as a link between offense and defense. It is feared that Hwang In-beom's vacuum will have a significant impact.

In July, Seo Min-woo was selected for the first time for the national team through the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) held in Korea and played in all three games. Coach Hong decided to check Seo Min-woo again with about nine months left before the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup finals.




After the second leg of the semifinal of the '2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup' against Jeonbuk held at Gangneung High1 Arena on the 27th, Seo Min-woo expressed regret over the absence of the national team.

Seo Min-woo will leave for the U.S. on the morning of September 1 with his team.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.