Head coach of the Republic of Korea national football team Portuguese specialist Paulo Bento announced the squad of the team for a friendly game with the Georgia national football team and for the qualifying match of the 2022 World Cup with the national team of Turkmenistan, the official website of the Football Association of the Republic of Korea reports.
The national football team of the Republic of Korea will hold a friendly match with the Georgia national football team on September 5 in Istanbul (Turkey). The upcoming friendly match will be for the Republic of Korea national team part of the preparations for the 2022 World Cup qualifying game against the team of Turkmenistan, which will be held on September 10 in Ashgabat at Kopetdag Stadium, starting at 19:00.
Tottenham Hotspur FC striker, finalist of the UEFA Champions League 2018/2019, Son Heung Min entered the squad for the Republic of Korea for the next matches.
On September 5, the Turkmenistan national football team will begin the qualifying tournament of the 2022 World Cup with an away match against Sri Lanka. The Republic of Korea misses the first round. According to the draw, the teams of the Republic of Korea, Lebanon, North Korea and Sri Lanka will be the rivals of Turkmen football players in the group stage qualifier of the World Cup 2022.
The squad of the national team of the Republic of Korea.
Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu (Wissel Kobe, Japan), Kim Jin Hyun (Cereso Osaka, Japan), Cho Hyun Woo (Daegu).
Defenders: Kwon Kyun Won (Jeonbuk), Kim Tae Hwan (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim Min Jae (Beijing Guoan, China), Park Ji Su (Guangzhou Evergrand, China), Kim Yong Gwon (Gamba Osaka, Japan), Lee Yong (Chonbuk), Kim Jin Soo (Chonbuk), Hong Chol (Suwon Samsung Bluewings).
Midfielders: Kwon Chan Hong (Dijon, France), Lee Chun Yong (Crystal Palace, UK), Kim Bo Kyung (Kashiva Reisol, Japan), Lee Kang Ying (Valencia, Spain), Jung Woo Yong (Chongqing Lifan, China), Na San Ho (Tokyo, Japan), Dong Kyung Lee (Ulsan Hyundai), Hwang In Bom (Vancouver Whitecaps, Canada), Pike Seng Ho (Girona, Spain), Lee Jae Sung (Holstein, Germany), Hwang Hee Chan (Hamburg, Germany).
Forwards: Son Heung Min (Tottenham Hotspur, UK), Kim Sin Wook (Jeonbuk), Hwang Ui-jo (Bordeaux, France), Lee John Hyup (Busan IPark FC).
