Hwang Hee-chan, who was icing his calf in shock, was excluded from training in the end → Kim Min-jae, who is concerned about injury…Director Hong Myung-bo's KIM protects enough

Oct 09, 2025

Hwang Hee-chan, who was icing his calf in shock, was excluded from training in the end → Kim Min-jae, who is concerned about injury…Director Hong Myung-bo's KIM protects enough



Hwang Hee-chan, who was icing his calf in shock, was excluded from training in the end → Kim Min-jae, who is concerned about injury…Director Hong Myung-bo's KIM protects enough
사진=Yonhap News
'Hong Myung-bo' has an injury variable. Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) left due to injury.

South Korea's national soccer team A will play a friendly match against Brazil at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th.

The Taeguk Warriors began their final training ahead of the showdown. All 26 people gathered, including Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), who was feared to be injured. But only one, Hwang Hee-chan, couldn't go around the ground together. He stepped back to the bench by himself shortly after the start of training. An official from the Korea Football Association said, `Hwang Hee-chan needs rest and recovery. We are preparing for the match against Paraguay after looking at it for a long time." South Korea will clash with Paraguay at the same venue on the 14th.




Hwang Hee-chan emerged from a call-up training session on the second day of the October A match at Goyang Stadium's auxiliary stadium on the 7th. During training, he was excluded because he felt uncomfortable with his right calf. Coach Hong examined Hwang Hee-chan's physical condition after training. Colleagues including Hwang In-beom also comforted Hwang Hee-chan. Hwang Hee-chan stepped down after icing off the bench. However, he failed to return to the ground until the 9th, a day before the match against Brazil. I watched my colleagues' training from a distance.

Hwang Hee-chan, who was icing his calf in shock, was excluded from training in the end → Kim Min-jae, who is concerned about injury…Director Hong Myung-bo's KIM protects enough
사진=Yonhap News
Meanwhile, Kim Min-jae, who was feared to be injured, focused on training more actively than anyone else. Earlier, German media Bild reported that Kim Min-jae was excluded from training ahead of the match against Frankfurt (Germany). Kim Min-jae received a strong shock in the first half of the Papos (Cypriot) match. He played until the end, but later showed signs of discomfort, he reported. Kim Min-jae is known to have great pain in his feet and shoulders. In fact, Kim Min-jae did not appear in the away match of the German Bundesliga in the 2025-2026 season against Frankfurt on the 5th. He was listed as a substitute but did not take the field. Fortunately, Kim Min-jae trained 'Hong Myung-bo-ho' in good health.

Coach Hong also expressed his intention to hire Kim Min-jae in the match against Brazil. He said " (Kim Min-jae) has no problem at all. I have no problem with my condition in the game. We are well protected in here. There is no problem whatsoever."






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.