Son Heung-min Returns, Hong Myung-bo Re-Boards… ”We have to Wait and See Until the Call-up”
November A-Match Middle East 2-match away game roster announced “They are back, but we must not put too much pressure on them”
Lee Hyun-joo, Lee Tae-seok, Kim Kyung-min, and Kim Bong-soo selected for the first time.
Captain Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham), who has recovered from his injury and returned to the field, will rejoin Hong Myung-bo, who will play in the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asian 3rd qualifying round. 슬롯사이트 순위
On the 4th, national soccer team head coach Hong Myung-bo announced the 26 players who will play in the 5th and 6th matches of the North and Central America World Cup Asian 3rd qualifying round at the Korea Football Association building in Shinmun-ro, Seoul, and included Son Heung-min in the list.
Coach Hong said, “Son Heung-min has returned from injury and played, but it is not desirable for the national team to put too much pressure on him,” and “Since there are two matches left before the call-up, we will have to closely watch Son Heung-min’s playing time.”
Son Heung-min was unable to participate in the 3rd and 4th matches of the 3rd qualifying round of the North and Central American World Cup against Jordan and Iraq last month due to a hamstring injury (muscle in the back of the thigh).
When Coach Hong announced the roster at the time, he wanted to monitor Son Heung-min’s condition while including him, but eventually excluded him from the list ahead of the call-up and selected Hong Hyun-seok (Mainz) instead.
Son Heung-min made his return to Tottenham after four official matches, starting in the 8th round of the English Premier League (EPL) against West Ham on the 19th of last month.
However, his condition was still poor, as he complained of pain in the injured area, so he focused on recovering again.
Then, about two weeks later, on the 3rd, he started in the EPL match against Aston Villa (Tottenham won 4-1) and recorded his third assist of the season, performing well, and was substituted in the 11th minute of the second half.
Coach Hong, who has been working hard to inject ‘young blood’ since taking office as the national team coach, continued the generational change by surprisingly selecting midfielder Lee Hyun-joo (Hannover), who is growing in Germany.
Lee Hyun-joo has played for age-group representatives, but this is her first time being selected for the A national team.
In addition, goalkeeper Kim Kyung-min (Gwangju), defender Lee Tae-seok (Pohang), and midfielder Kim Bong-soo (Gimcheon) were selected for the A national team for the first time.
Lee Tae-seok is the son of Lee Eul-yong, the head coach of Yongin City Football Center, who was a member of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup semifinals.