Son Heung-min, veteran star, will be the coach of South Korea's World Cup team, leading a 26-man squad. Son, who left Tottenham last summer to join Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer, will be in his fourth World Cup. The upcoming tournament, hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, will be the 48th edition. Son will be supported by Lee Kang-in and Kim Min-jae.
Veteran star Son Heung-min will lead South Korea ’s World Cup campaign as coach Hong Myung-bo named his 26-man squad on Saturday. The tournament, hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, will be the fourth World Cup for Son, who left Tottenham last summer after 10 years in the Premier League to join Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer.
Lee Kang-in of Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae also made the list for the 48-team tournament. Coach Hong called up influential midfielder Hwang In-beom although the Feyenoord star is struggling with an ankle injury.
“We do not know what will happen after that. We could go even further than we could have imagined. Our World Cup goal is not the round of 32; our primary goal is the round of 32. ” Korea reached the last 16 in 2022, defeating Portugal in the final group game, and then lost to five-time champion Brazil.
Hong was the captain of the team that made the semifinals of the 2002 World Cup and was also in charge at the 2014 tournament when the Taeguk Warriors collected just one point in Brazil. Korea will play all three Group A games in Mexico, starting June 11 against the Czech Republic before taking on Mexico a week later and then playing South Africa on June 24.
Results have been poor leading into the tournament with a 4-0 loss to Ivory Coast in March followed by a 1-0 defeat against Austria. Korea heads to Salt Lake City on Monday to begin preparations and face Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador in its final warmup games. Defenders: Kim Min-jae, Cho Yu-min, Lee Han-beom, Kim Tae-hyeon, Park Jin-seob, Lee Gi-hyuk, Lee Tae-seok, Seol Young-woo, Jens Castrop, Kim Moon-hwan.
Midfielders: Yang Hyun-jun, Paik Seung-ho, Hwang In-beom, Kim Jin-gyu, Bae Jun-ho, Eom Ji-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Dong-gyeong, Lee Jae-sung, Lee Kang-in. AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup
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