Kim Do-hoon selected 7 new faces… Kim Min-jae missed the game due to injury｜Dong-A Ilbo

The list of the South Korean national football team for the two games of the 2026 CONCACAF World Cup Asian qualifiers in June was announced on the 27th. Kim Do-hoon, who temporarily took over as the head coach of the national football team, announced the 23-man list of the national team today. Players who play in the European leagues, including captain Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang In-beom, and Hwang Hee-chan, were named, and seven players, including defenders Park Seung-wook and Choi Joon, were named. Hwang Jae-won, who plays in the domestic K-League, was selected for the A national team for the first time. Kim Min-jae, the core of the defense, was absent due to a left ankle injury. Coach Kim explained the reason for excluding him from the list, saying, “Kim Min-jae said, ‘His injured ankle is still uncomfortable and it is difficult for him to play.'” In the second round of the CONCACAF World Cup Asian qualifiers, the South Korean team will play against Singapore (away) on June 6 and China (home) on June 11.

●National team roster for the June CONCACAF World Cup Asian qualifiers

△Goalkeeper=Song Bum-keun (Shonan Bellmare), Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan), Hwang In-jae (Pohang)

△Defender =Kwon Kyung-won (Suwon FC), Kim Jin-soo (Jeonbuk), Park Seung-wook (Gimcheon), Lee Myung-jae (Ulsan), Cho Yu-min (Sharjah), Choi Joon (Seoul), Ha Chang-rae (Nagoya), Hwang Jae-won (Daegu)

△ Midfield =Park Yong-woo (Al Ain), Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City), Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Uhm Won-sang (Ulsan), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), Jung Woo-young (Alcaliz), Hong Hyun-seok (Gent), Hwang In-beom (Red Star), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolves)

△ Forward =Oh Se-hun (Machida Zelvia) Joo Min-kyu (Ulsan)

Reporter Kim Bae-joong Want@donga.com