‘European’ Son Heung-min, Hwang Ui-jo, and Kim Min-jae selected for the first round of the World Cup final qualifier
Enter 2021.09.02 (19:15)
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In the first match of the 2022 Qatar World Cup final qualifiers, the soccer team selected “European players” Heung-Min Son (Tottenham), Ui-Jo Hwang (Bordeaux), and Min-Jae Kim (Fenerbahce), who play a key role in karate.
The soccer team, led by coach Paulo Bento, put Hwang Ui-jo at the forefront of the attack ahead of the first round of Group A of the Asian region final qualifier against Iraq to be held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 2nd.
Heung-Min Son, Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), and Min-Gyu Song (Jeonbuk) were placed in the second line.
In the midfield, Son Jun-ho (Shandong Taishan) and Hwang In-beom (Kazan) work together.
The defense consisted of Hong Chul (Ulsan), Kim Min-jae, Kim Young-kwon (Gamba Osaka), and Kim Moon-hwan (LA FC), and goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu (Kashiwa Reysol) protects the goal.
Kwon Chang-hoon (Suwon), Nam Tae-hee (Alduhail), Kang Sang-woo (Pohang), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Lee Dong-kyung (Ulsan), Kwon Kyeong-won (Seongnam), and Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan) sat on the bench.
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