A warm-up match between the national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Um Ji-sung of the national team scored the first goal in the first half. Um Ji-sung rejoicing with Son Heung-min. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter’s songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/
A match warm-up match between the national soccer team and Brazil held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. Lee Kang-in breaking through. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter’s songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.10/
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(Daejeon = Yonhap News) = National soccer team Cho Kyu-sung is training at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the afternoon of the 13th, a day before the A match. 2025.11.13
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“The results of the two consecutive games in November are more important than anything else.” This is the aspiration of Hong Myung-bo, the coach of the Korean national soccer A team. Will he be able to hang up the first tape well.
D-Day against Bolivia, ‘ must-win list’ was released. Hong Myung-bo announced the starters ahead of the A-match friendly match against Bolivia at 8 p.m. on the 14th at Daejeon World Cup Stadium. South American ambush Bolivia ranks 76th in FIFA, 54 places lower than South Korea, which ranks 22nd. In the past matches with Bolivia, he had an advantage with one win and two draws in three games. Ahead of the World Cup draw, Plan A four-back was restarted in a must-win game to defend Port 2.
Son Heung-min (LA FC, 138 games), who became the most played player in Korean soccer through the A-match day in October, will take the lead in offense. He aims to score his 54th A-match goal in three games since the match against Mexico (2-2 draw) in September. Cha Bum-keun (58 goals), who is the top scorer in the national team, has already caught up with four goals.
Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), genius midfielder Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), and charge leader Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), who held a ceremony to commemorate the Century Club (100 games), will support Son Heung-min in the second line of attack. Lee Jae-sung and Lee Kang-in showed off their best skills in their team. Lee Jae-sung scored his debut goal in the Europa Conference League match against Fiorentina on the 7th with his signature header. Lee Kang-in helped Joao Neves score a 3-2 theater goal with a left-footed corner kick in the 5th minute of extra time in the second half against Olympique Lyon on the 10th, which was her 100th game as a PSG member. It is worth paying attention to Lee Jae-sung’s forehead and Lee Kang-in’s left foot.
Jens Castrov is competing for the ball in an A-match warm-up match between the Korean national soccer team and Brazil held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. Sangam = Reporter’s book@sportschosun.com/2025.10.10/
A warm-up match between the national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Director Hong Myung-bo on the ground. Sangam = Reporter’s book@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/
Kim Jin-kyu (Jeonbuk) and Won Doo-jae (Corpacan) will fill the gap in the midfielder’s line. Ahead of the call-up, Hong Myung-bo lost Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord), Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City), and Lee Dong-kyung (Ulsan) all at once due to injuries. Hong said he had additional meetings with the remaining midfielders and delivered the order. Kastrov (Borussia Mönchengladbach) will be on the bench for the match against Bolivia.
‘Daejeon Duo’ Kim Moon-hwan and Lee Myung-jae (Daejeon) will play both wingbacks, while right-footed Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) and left-footed Kim Tae-hyun (Kashima Antlers) center-back duo will play. This is the first time the two center backs have worked together. Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo) will wear goalkeeper gloves.
Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan), Song Beom-geun (Jeonbuk), Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk), Cho Yoo-min (Sharja), Lee Han-beom (Mit Willan), Seo Min-woo (Gangwon), Seol Young-woo (Turbena Zvezda), Lee Tae-seok (Austria Bin), Bae Joon-ho (Stoke City), Castrop Um Ji-sung (Swansea City), Yang Min-hyuk (Portsmouth), Kwon Hyuk-kyu (Nant), Cho Kyu-sung (Mit Willan) and Oh Hyun-kyu (Hunk) will be on the bench.
A warm-up match between the South Korean national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Oh Hyun-kyu is cheering after scoring his team’s second goal in the second half. Sangam = Reporter’s book@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/
Oh Hyun-kyu and Cho Kyu-sung wait for the second half. Oh Hyun-kyu (Henk) has emerged as a new killer, scoring four goals, the most in the national team since June. In October, he scored a decisive goal with Lee Kang-in’s fantastic assist in the match against Paraguay (2-0 win). Ahead of Hong Myung-bo joining the team, he showed off his peak skills to score three consecutive goals in the matches against Vesterlo (League), Braga (Europa League) on the 3rd, and Hent (League) on the 10th.
Cho Kyu-sung, who opened the national team for the first time in a year and eight months after recovering from his long-term injury, is currently scoring nine goals in 39 A matches. If he participates on the day and runs a scoring shot, he can get out of ‘9.” Coach Hong demanded patience, saying it takes time for Cho Kyu-sung, who has not yet had a good sense of the game, to show his best performance.
