Expecting a miraculous recovery, Korean national football team captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham) will start from the first leg of the Qatar 2022 World Cup group stage.
South Korea will play the first leg of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H group stage match against Uruguay at Al Rayyan Education City Stadium in Qatar at 10:00pm (Korea time) on the 24th.
Coach Paulo Bento has revealed the starting line-up. The 4-3-3 system is the formation coach that Bento has been using all along.
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Hwang Ui-jo (Olympiacos) starts at the same stop, and Son Heung-min, wearing a black mask to protect his face, plays as a left wing forward. Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), who was expected to miss out due to injury, was selected as a surprise card to fill the void, and Na Sang-ho (Seoul) was selected.
In the midfield, Lee Jae-seong (Mainz), Hwang In-beom (Olympiacos), and Jung Woo-yeong (Al Sadd) coordinate the offense and defense. In the back four, ‘4 KIM’ such as Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk), Kim Min-jae (Napoli), Kim Young-kwon (Ulsan), and Kim Moon-hwan (Jeonbuk) are lined up.
The goal is guarded by Kim Seung-gyu (Al-Shabab).
Uruguay will also have the most elite members available. Darwin Núñez and Luis Suárez attack, while Nicolas Dela Cruz, Rodrigo Bentankuru, Matillas Vecino and Federico Valverde play in midfield. Matias Olivera, Diego Godin, Jose Jimenez, Guillermo Varela in the back four and Sergio Rochet in the goalkeeper’s gloves.
Uruguay’s key defender Ronald Araujo was unable to start in the first match against Korea.
1st and 2nd place in each group will advance to the round of 16. If you win the first game, you will be able to overcome the big hurdle of advancing to the round of 16. If you lose you, will be driven straight to the brink. Early elimination can be confirmed in the second round.
Reporter Noh Jeong-dong, Hankyung.com dong2@hankyung.com
