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South Korea
Qualifying
AFC Third Round Group B – 1st
Style of Play
Organized defensive setup with quick transitions.
Ones to Watch
Son Heung-min
FWLos Angeles FC
Captain, all-time leading scorer (56 goals), generational talent.
Kim Min-jae
DFBayern Munich
World-class center back at Bayern Munich; the defensive anchor.
Lee Kang-in
MFParis Saint-Germain
PSG creator and the heir to Son; technical fulcrum in midfield.
Squad
26 players · avg 27.5yCoach Hong Myung-boCaptain Son Heung-min
| Player | Club | Caps | Goals | Age | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| Kim Seung-gyu | FC Tokyo | 87 | 0 | 35 | 30 Sep 1990 |
| Song Bum-keun | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3 | 0 | 28 | 15 Oct 1997 |
| Jo Hyeon-woo | Ulsan HD | 48 | 0 | 34 | 25 Sep 1991 |
| Defenders | |||||
| Lee Han-beom | Midtjylland | 8 | 0 | 23 | 17 Jun 2002 |
| Kim Min-jae | Bayern Munich | 79 | 4 | 29 | 15 Nov 1996 |
| Kim Tae-hyeon | Kashima Antlers | 7 | 0 | 25 | 17 Sep 2000 |
| Lee Tae-seok | Austria Wien | 15 | 1 | 23 | 28 Jul 2002 |
| Cho Wi-je | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 0 | 24 | 25 Aug 2001 |
| Kim Moon-hwan | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 35 | 0 | 30 | 1 Aug 1995 |
| Park Jin-seob | Zhejiang | 14 | 1 | 30 | 23 Oct 1995 |
| Seol Young-woo | Red Star Belgrade | 34 | 0 | 27 | 5 Dec 1998 |
| Jens Castrop | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7 | 0 | 22 | 29 Jul 2003 |
| Midfielders | |||||
| Lee Gi-hyuk | Gangwon FC | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 Jul 2000 |
| Hwang In-beom | Feyenoord | 73 | 6 | 29 | 20 Sep 1996 |
| Paik Seung-ho | Birmingham City | 27 | 3 | 29 | 17 Mar 1997 |
| Lee Jae-sung | Mainz 05 | 105 | 15 | 33 | 10 Aug 1992 |
| Hwang Hee-chan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 79 | 17 | 30 | 26 Jan 1996 |
| Bae Jun-ho | Stoke City | 13 | 2 | 22 | 21 Aug 2003 |
| Lee Kang-in | Paris Saint-Germain | 47 | 11 | 25 | 19 Feb 2001 |
| Yang Hyun-jun | Celtic | 9 | 0 | 24 | 25 May 2002 |
| Kim Jin-gyu | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 22 | 3 | 29 | 24 Feb 1997 |
| Eom Ji-sung | Swansea City | 9 | 2 | 24 | 9 May 2002 |
| Lee Dong-gyeong | Ulsan HD | 18 | 4 | 28 | 20 Sep 1997 |
| Forwards | |||||
| Son Heung-minC | Los Angeles FC | 144 | 56 | 33 | 8 Jul 1992 |
| Cho Gue-sung | Midtjylland | 44 | 12 | 28 | 25 Jan 1998 |
| Oh Hyeon-gyu | Beşiktaş | 27 | 6 | 25 | 12 Apr 2001 |