Global star Son Heung-min, as well as Bayern Munich and PSG stars, are part of South Korea’s 26-man squad to face Bafana Bafana in the FIFA World Cup.
The Asian side is in Group A along with Hugo Broos’ charges, hosts Mexico and Czechia.
Bafana will face South Korea on 25 June at 03:00 [SA time] at the Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe.
Apart from the well-known Son, the Korea squad includes Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae, PSG attacking midfielder Lee Kang-in and Mainz’s Lee Jae-sung, among others.
SOUTH KOREA FULL SQUAD:
Goalkeepers:
- Song Bumkeun (Jeonbuk)
- Jo Hyeonwoo (Ulsan)
- Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo)
Defenders:
- Jens Castrop (Borussia Monchengladbach)
- Lee Hanbeom (Midtjylland)
- Park Jinseob (Zhejiang FC)
- Lee Kihyuk (Gangwon)
- Kim Minjae (Bayern Munich)
- Kim Moonhwan (Daejeon)
- Kim Taehyeon (Kashima Antlers)
- Lee Taeseok (Austria Wien)
- Seol Youngwoo (Crvena Zvezda)
- Cho Yumin (Sharjah)
Midfielders:
- Lee Donggyeong (Ulsan)
- Hwang Heechan (Wolves)
- Yang Hyunjun (Celtic)
- Hwang Inbeom (Feyenoord)
- Lee Jaesung (FSV Mainz)
- Kim Jingyu (Jeonbuk)
- Eom Jisung (Swansea)
- Bae Junho (Stoke)
- Lee Kangin (PSG)
- Paik Seungho (Birmingham)
Forwards:
- Cho Guesung (Midtjylland)
- Son Heungmin (LAFC)
- Oh Hyeongyu (Besiktas)
(Image credit: Korea Football Team Facebook)
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