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Son Heung-min (LAFC) and Hishali Song (Tottenham) faced off.
Brazil's A national team, led by head coach Carlo Ancelotti, unveiled the list of 26 players to play in the A match in October on the 2nd (Korea time). Brazil will play South Korea in Seoul on the 10th and Japan in Tokyo on the 14th. Brazil ranked fifth and confirmed its advance to the 2026 North-China World Cup. Brazil has made the greatest effort of advancing to the finals for 23 consecutive times since the first tournament.
Brazil, which is trying to win the North-China-US competition, will start the North-China-US project in Far East Asia. Ancelotti had the best members. Starting with Vinicius Junior, one of the world's best strikers, Hodrigo (Real Madrid), Hisalisson, Esteban (Chelsea), Gabriel Martinelli (Arnall), Igor Jejues (Nottingham), Luis Enhiki (Zenit), and Matheus Cunya (Manchester United) were among the strikers.
It's the Hisalysong that catches the eye as well. Until just recently, Hishalisson shared a meal with Son Heung-min at Tottenham. Immediately after Son Heung-min's farewell match at Tottenham, Hishalisson posted on his SNS, 'If there was no Sonny in the locker room, it would be strange. He was a good friend, a leader, and an example of a good professional. It was an honor to have been together, and we will surely meet again one day. It became a reality in two months.
Son Heung-min was consistently included in the Korean national team list. Son Heung-min has scored eight goals in eight games since moving to LA FC. He has scored goals in four consecutive games. It is the sixth consecutive goal including the A-match held in the U.S. in September. If Son Heung-min plays against Brazil this time, he will set the record for the most appearances in the Korean A-match, which was held by former national team coach Cha Bum-keun. Hishalisson is playing as Tottenham's ace after Son Heung-min left. He has scored three goals in 10 games. He is also expected to play as a key striker in the Brazilian national team.
Unfortunately, injured 'Naymaru'Neymar (Santus) is not on the list. Neymar enjoyed a trip to Korea during his visit to Korea in June 2022, drawing cheers from many domestic fans. He has returned to Brazil from Al Hilal, but Neymar has been out of form due to frequent injuries. He has recently been excluded from the national team. Hafinha (Barcelona), who is ranked fifth in the Ballon d'Or, is also out due to injury.
Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Casemiro (Manchester United), João Gomis, Andre (Wolverhampton), Joelington (Newcastle) and Lucas Paqueta (West Ham) were chosen in the midfield. Bruno Guimarães will step on the Korean soil again following the last Coupang Play. Kaio Enhiki, Van der Song (AS Monaco), Carlos Augustu (Inter Milan), Douglas Santos (Gennit), Eder Militão (Real Madrid), Fabrizio Bruno (Cruzeiro), Gabriel Magalyangis (Arnall), Lucas Beraudu (PSG) and Wesley (AS Roma) were selected for the defense.
Bento (Al-Nasr), Ederson (Fenerbahce) and Ugu Sousa (Corintians) were listed as goalkeepers. Alisson Pecker (Liverpool) was excluded.
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Compared to the A match in September, nine new players were selected. Ederson, Augustu, Militão, Veraudu, Andre, Gomis, Jezus, Hodrigu and Vinicius were the new picks.
The Republic of Korea, which faced Brazil, also faced off with an elite performance. Starting with Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munhan), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), and Seol Young-woo (Zvezda) were all on the list. Jens Kastrov also re-elected in the 'mixed-blooded national team', while young blood Kim Ji-soo (Kaiserslautern), Lee Han-beom (Mit Willan) and Um Ji-sung (Swansea City) will also play in the match against Brazil. Coach Hong Myung-bo said, `The direction of the two A-match series in October is the same. Of course, the results cannot be predicted in advance. Of course, Brazil is a world-class strong team, and it is true that we are falling (in terms of basic power), but soccer does not always win by a strong team. It's a strong team, but I'm sure I'll be able to play well.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
