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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Lee Kang-in is competing for the ball. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. The Bolivian defense, which committed a foul on Lee Kang-in, is trying to pull Lee Kang-in's hand and lift him up. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Lee Kang-in is suffering from the tackle of the Bolivar defense. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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The ace was Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain). It was heavily checked by Bolivia.
South Korea's A national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, won 2-0 in a friendly match against Bolivia at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th.
South Korea used a 4-2-3-1 formation. Son Heung-min (LAFC) stepped up as the front-line striker. Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Lee Jae-sung (Mines) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) helped from the back. Kim Jin-kyu (Jeonbuk) and Won Doo-jae (Corpacan) played as defensive midfielders. Lee Myung-jae (Daejeon Hana Citizen), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Kim Tae-hyun (Kashima) and Kim Moon-hwan (Daejeon) were in charge of defense. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo).
In terms of objective history, Korea is ahead. South Korea is 22nd in the FIFA rankings. Bolivia is 76th. In previous records, South Korea has an advantage with one win and two draws. South Korea also won the most recent friendly match on March 22, 2019, 1-0. However, Bolivia survived in seventh place in the South American qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup, which is full of strong teams. As we advanced to the intercontinental playoffs, we cannot let our guard down. Moreover, this game was an important road to decide whether 'Port 2' will be successful in the draw for the North Korea-China World Cup finals next month.
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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Son Heung-min is comforting Lee Kang-in, who committed a foul. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Lee Kang-in is trying to shoot. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Lee Kang-in is competing for the ball. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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'Ace' Lee Kang-in was also the starting player. He has been showing off his hot performance lately. Lee Kang-in assisted the winning goal in an away match against Lyon in the French League 1 in the 2025-2026 season just before joining the national team. In addition, it led to the accumulated exit of the opponent's defender. Lee Kang-in flew in his 100th game in a PSG uniform.
Bolivia focused on Lee Kang-in. When Lee Kang-in caught the ball, two or three defenders stuck together. However, Lee Kang-in defended his right to attack with his unique ball guard and ability to switch against him. Despite Lee Kang-in's performance, the game did not go well. Lee Kang-in finally went down to the defensive position and coordinated the game.
There was a dizzying scene. Lee Kang-in was warned in the 43rd minute of the first half when he committed a deliberate foul on Fernando Nava. When no foul was given in the previous suspected foul of Nava, he jumped at Nava and pushed her with his body regardless of the ball. Bolivian players and players on the bench rushed out. Son Heung-min approached and patted Lee Kang-in. Referee Manning gave Lee Kang-in a yellow card. It was the first warning in a year and two months since the match against Oman (3-1 win) in September last year.
Lee Kang-in also showed sharp movements in the second half. He drew an opponent's foul and gave an ace look. He was replaced by Yang Min-hyuk in the 30th minute of the second half when his team was leading 1-0. Lee Kang-in will aim for the match against Ghana on the 18th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
