On the 23rd, the Korea Football Association (KAF) announced the convened members for the two final Asian qualifying matches of the FIFA World Cup Qatar tournament to be held during International Match Week next month.
The Korean national team finished the World Cup Qatar tournament’s second Asian qualifying round, Group H, with 5 wins and 1 draw, and scored 16 points. While DPR Korea abstained on the way, he advanced to the final qualifying at the top of the group. In addition, it has already been decided to play against Iran, UAE, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon in the final qualifying.
The Korean national team is preparing for a match against Iraq on September 2 and a match against Lebanon on September 7. In addition, the game against Lebanon was initially treated as an away game, but as a result of discussions with the Lebanon side in light of the cold winter climate in South Korea, we looked back on the home game scheduled to be held in January next year and looked back on the away game. An agreement has been reached to make the match to be held on the 7th of next month a home game.
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Son Heung-min, Meiji Yasuda Life J1 League Kashiwa Reysol goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu, and Gamba Osaka midfielder Kim Young-gwon have been selected as members of the two home games.
In addition, Bordeaux forward Hwang Ui-jo, who had played in Gamba Osaka and participated in the Tokyo Olympics men’s soccer competition as a member of the U24 Korea National Team, was also listed as a member while it was unclear. The members of the Korean national team are as follows.
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GK
Kim Seung Gyu (Kashiwa Reysol)
Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan Hyundai)
Gu Sung-yun (Gimcheon Sang-gu)
DF
Kim Young Gwon (Gamba Osaka)
Kim Min Jae (Fenerbahce)
Kim Moon Hwan (Los Angeles FC)
Park Ji Soo (Suwon FC)
Lee Ki-je (Suwon Samsung)
Lee Young (Jeonbuk Hyundai)
Hong Chul (Ulsan Hyundai)
Kang Sang-woo (Pohang Steelers)
Kwon Kyung Won (Jonan)
Jeong Seung-Hyun (Gimcheon Sang-Hyun)
MF
Son Heung Min (Tottenham Hotspur)
Hwang Hee-chan (RB Leipzig)
Lee Jae-sung (Mainz)
Hwang In-beom (Rubin Kazan)
Nam Tae Hee (Al Duhail)
Jung Woo Young (Al Sadd)
Son Jun Ho (Shandong Taishan)
Kwon Chang-hoon (Suwon Samsung)
Na Sang Ho (FC Seoul)
Lee Dong Kyung (Ulsan Hyundai)
Song Min Kyu (Jeonbuk Hyundai)
FW
Hwang Ui Jo (Bordeaux)
Cho Gyu-sung (Gimcheon Sangang)
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