Son Heung-min → Lee Kang-in KFA will reward 100 million won for advancing to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time...Expanding 5th grade → differential payment, 39 beneficiaries
Sep 02, 2025
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KFA held its 9th board meeting in 2025 at the Shinmun-ro Football Center in Seoul on the 2nd and confirmed the reward to be paid to Taegeuk Warriors who entered the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup finals.
KFA will pay a total of 2,746.4 billion won as a reward for passing the Asian qualifying round for the North Korea-China World Cup. A total of 39 players meet the minimum payment criteria among 54 players who were called up for 10 final qualifying matches. They will be given 100 million won, 80 million won, 60 million won, 25 million won and 15 million won, respectively, depending on their contribution. Son Heung-min (LA FC) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) are expected to receive 100 million won.
At the time of advancing to the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the KFA divided the grades into four according to the contribution of the team and paid rewards to 30 people. From this tournament, the grade will be expanded to five, the minimum payment standard will be relaxed, and more players will receive rewards.
The coaching staff shall pay according to the terms of the contract. Rewards will also be paid to support staff who have supported the national team firmly behind the scenes according to the set standards.
The appointment of members of the KFA's accredited committee was completed at this board meeting. The accredited committee shall play the necessary role in accrediting competitive facilities and supplies, and shall be comprised of competitors, experts in engineering and production, experts in goods and facilities, etc.
There are a total of eight members, of which six external members were appointed at the last 4th board meeting, and this time, two additional internal members were appointed. Among them, Kim Hyun-tae, the newly appointed chairman of the competition committee, will be the chairman of the accredited committee on the recommendation of the association in accordance with the regulations.
The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup surplus income report plan was also deliberated and voted on. The total surplus income is KRW 5,157.1 million, and the total amount will be used to create the Korea Football Center. The soccer center, located in Ipjang-myeon, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, is currently undergoing final construction.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
