Lee Chang Won-ho and Kim Jun-ha are injured ahead of the U20 World Cup...Kim Myungjun has been selected as a substitute
Sep 19, 2025
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The Korea Football Association announced on the 19th that midfielder Kim Jun-ha (Jeju SK) was excluded due to injury and decided to replace striker Kim Myung-joon (19, Genk). Kim Jun-ha was selected for the final list on the 8th and has been conducting local adaptation training in Chile with the team led by head coach Lee Chang-won. The association explained that after Kim Jun-ha's injury, he was approved for the transfer after re-consultation with Kim Myung-joon's team.
Kim Myung-joon, a former Pohang Steelers Youth, signed a semi-professional contract last year and made his professional debut in November when he played as a substitute in the second half of the Asian Champions League Elite League Stage 4 against Shandong Taishan. He moved to Genk after the end of the season and has been active until now.
Meanwhile, Lee Chang-won, who lost 1-2 in a practice match against Chile on the 14th, drew without scoring in his second practice match against Union La Calera in Chile's first division on the 18th. The national team plans to move to Valparaiso, the host city of the group stage, after its last practice match against New Zealand on the 22nd.
Korean soccer has recently made a series of brilliant achievements at the U-20 World Cup. He was the runner-up at the 2019 Poland competition and ranked fourth at the 2023 Argentina competition. Lee Chang-won belongs to Group B along with Ukraine, Paraguay, and Panama at the Chile tournament.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
