Doubts raised by the fractures Son Heung-min recently suffered his eye socket is now gone after the selector of South Koreathe Portuguese paulo bentowill confirm that the English Tottenham attacker will be the captain of the 26 players going to the World Cup, where the Mallorcan player will also be. Lee Kang-in.
Oh underwent surgery on November 4, just 20 days before South Korea’s debut against the Uruguay, and although he assured then that he would be fine and that he would still wear a mask to play, South Korean fans are holding their breath to this day for the possible absence of world of its captain and top scorer last season in Premier.
In addition to Oh, Bento also decided to meet Lee Kang-ina 21-year-old footballer for whom the Asian nation has also placed high hopes after he led the Under-20 team to a world runner-up finish in 2019.
There have also been doubts about Lee’s presence in the 26 selected since then Bentowho emphasized the need for the midfielder to develop his defensive facets to become more versatile, did not play him a single minute in the previous call-up in September despite his good start in the Spanish league with Majorca.
In addition to regular ones like central Kim Min-Jae (Naples), midfielders Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd), Paik Seung-ho (Jeonbuk) and Hwang In-beom (Olympiacos) or attackers Hwang Ui-jo (Olympiacos) and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), The final list also includes names that have shown their worth in recent friendlies, including yesterday against Iceland, where the South Koreans won 1-0.
Among the latter is the attacking media Kwon Chang-hoon (Gimcheon Sangmu), Na Sang-ho (FC Seoul) and Song Min-kyu (Jeonbuk) or striker Cho Gue-sung (Jeonbuk).
Any of these four could be on debut against Uruguay on November 24 at Al Rayyad, especially considering that the two regular names in attack, Hwang Hee-chan and Hwang Ui-jo, are hardly have added minutes to their clubs in recent months.
South Korea will face their other two opponents in Group H, Ghana and Portugal, on November 28 and December 2, respectively.
This is the 26 South Korean squad for Qatar 2022:
Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu (Al-Shabab), Song Bum-keun (Jeonbuk) and Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan).
Defenses: Kim Min-jae (Naples), Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan), Kwon Kyung-won (Gamba Osaka), Cho Yu-min (Daejeon), Kim Moon-hwan (Jeonbuk), Yoon Jong-gyu (FC Seoul), Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan), Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk) and Hong Chul (Daegu).
Midfielders: Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd), Son Jun-ho (Shandong Taishan), Paik Seung-ho (Jeonbuk), Hwang In-beom (Olympiakos), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), Kwon Chang-hoon (Gimcheon Sangmu) , Jeong Woo-yeong (Freiburg), Lee Kang-in (Mallorca), Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Na Sang-ho (FC Seoul) and Song Min-kyu (Jeonbuk)
Forward: Hwang Ui-jo (Olympiakos) and Cho Gue-sung (Jeonbuk).
Source: La Verdad
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