U20 national soccer team ahead of the World Cup, leaving Baek Ga-on with knee injury → Baek In-woo
Aug 26, 2025
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The Korea Football Association said on the 26th that midfielder Baek Ga-on (Busan I-Park) was excluded from the national team due to a knee injury. Baek In-woo (Ulsan HD) has been newly selected,' he announced.
The South Korean men's U-20 team, led by head coach Lee Chang-won, will compete in the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025, which will be held in Chile from Sept. 27 to Oct. 19. 'Lee Chang-won-ho' will hold its last domestic convocation training in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, from the 28th. However, in agreement with the team, some players will join the national team training after this weekend's professional soccer K-League game. Baek Min-gyu Choi Seung-gu (hereinafter Incheon United), Lee Kun-hee (Suwon Samsung), Lim Joon-young (Chungbuk Cheongju) and Ham Sun-woo (Hwaseong FC) will join the national team on the 31st. Bae Hyun-seo (FC Seoul) and Shin Min-ha (Gangwon FC) will work together from September 1.
According to the national team management regulations, the start date of the men's U-20 national team call-up is 30 days before the opening of the tournament, but he can play in his team's games up to 15 days before the opening of the tournament. The national team will decide the final list of the World Cup (21 players) after tempering until September 5. I will leave for Chile on September 8.
Meanwhile, 24 countries will participate in the U-20 World Cup. South Korea will clash with Ukraine (Sept. 28) - Paraguay (Oct. 1) - Panama (Oct. 4) in Group B.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
