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| The inauguration ceremony of Hong Myung-bo, the new coach of the national soccer team, was held in the multipurpose conference room of the Korea Football Association in Sinmun-ro, Seoul, on the 29th. Director Hong Myung-bo answers questions from reporters. Sinmun-ro =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2024.07.29/ |
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| The match between South Korea and China in the second qualifying round of the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 11th. Son Heung-min is cheering with Lee Kang-in, who scored the first goal. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.06.11/ |
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| Son Heung-min celebrates after scoring the first goal in the second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between South Korea and Thailand at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 21st. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.03.21/ |
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The third Group H match between South Korea and Belgium was held at Arena Corinthians Stadium in Sao Paulo on the 27th (Korea time). Son Heung-min of Hong Myung-bo, who was defeated by Belgium 0-1 and failed to advance to the round of 16, is being consoled by coach Hong Myung-bo after the game.
São Paulo (Brazil) = Reporter Choi Moon-young deer@sportschosun.com /2014.06.27/ |
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| There is a British analysis of Yang Min-hyuk, who moved to Tottenham. A soccer analyst said, "Yang Min-hyuk and Son Heung-min have similarities except for fast speed, dribbling, and two-legged shooting skills." It was analyzed that Yang Min-hyuk has his own style, not the same style as Son Heung-min. Photo =X Capture |
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The list of the first season 21 of Hong Myung-bo, who anchored the A national team again for the first time in 11 years, has been released. It is notable that Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), who are called the "three European captains," have been selected and selected a young new face that will inject new energy into the team such as Yang Min-hyuk (Gangwon), Lee Han-beom (Mit Willan), Hwang Moon-ki (Gangwon) and Choi Woo-jin (Incheon) while maintaining the big skeleton.
Coach Hong Myung-bo announced the final list of 26 players to participate in the September A match at 11 a.m. on the 26th at the Shinmun-ro Football Center in Seoul. The national team will play the first match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Palestine at 8 p.m. on the 5th of next month at Seoul World Cup Stadium, and then go to Muscat, Oman, to play the second match of the third qualifying round against Oman at 11 p.m. on the 10th. South Korea, which is seeking to advance to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time, passed the second qualifying round undefeated and was tied to Group B with Palestine, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait in the third qualifying round.
Coach Hong called up all of Son Heung-min, who scored the most goals in the season against Everton over the weekend, midfielder Lee Kang-in, who is showing off his best sense of goal, and center back Kim Min-jae, who started in the opening match of the Bundesliga. European striker Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), midfielder Lee Jae-sung (Mines) and Hwang In-beom (Trvena Zvezda) were all called in. He also picked defender Seol Young-woo (Zvezda), who was his favorite player in Ulsan. Coach Hong, who took the helm of the A team on the 13th of last month, was the first to visit Europe to interview a new foreign coach and then met with major European players.
There was also a surprise selection. Yang Min-hyuk won the national flag at the age of 18. It is expected to be selected. Yang Min-hyuk showed off his peak skills by scoring eight goals and five assists in 28 games, as if he were a rookie who made his professional debut in Gangwon Province this year. After signing an official professional contract with Gangwon last month, he confirmed his transfer to Tottenham. In January next year, he will be next to Son Heung-min. To observe Yang Min-hyuk, who won the Player of the Month award in July, Hong played Gangwon games for two consecutive weeks, including Gimcheon-Gangwon match and Gangwon-Gwangju match.
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| There is a British analysis of Yang Min-hyuk, who moved to Tottenham. A soccer analyst said, "Yang Min-hyuk and Son Heung-min have similarities except for fast speed, dribbling, and two-legged shooting skills." It was analyzed that Yang Min-hyuk has his own style, not the same style as Son Heung-min. Photo = Tottenham |
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| A friendly match between Tottenham Hotspur and Team K League was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 31st. After the game, Yang Min-hyuk greets Tottenham coach. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com / 2024.07.31/ |
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In the past, there were cases where he was selected for the national team as a high school student. Cha Ki-seok (17 years and 183 days), the youngest player to be selected by the A national team, wore the national flag in June 2004 when he was attending Seoul National High School. Noh Jung-yoon (17 years old, 222 days old) was also a senior at Bupyeong High School when she was selected for the national team in November 1998. Jeong Jo-guk Lee Seung-hee and Lee Moon-young were also selected for the national team as high school students. Yang Min-hyuk walks along the senior path. Fullback Hwang Moon-ki, who was evaluated as a teammate of Yang Min-hyuk's full-fledged skills this year, was also honored with his first selection.
Another new face is Choi Woo-jin, a young fullback born in 2004 from Incheon. Choi Woo-jin, who made his professional debut in Incheon last year, posted four assists in 21 K-League games this year. Coach Hong visited Incheon on the 24th and watched the Incheon-Jeonbuk match. On this day, Choi Woo-jin played full time for 90 minutes as a four-back left-back. In addition, center back Lee Han-beom (Mit Willan), a former Olympic representative and gold medalist at the Hangzhou Asian Games, was also honored to be selected for the A national team for the first time.
The offense was formed by Jo Kyu-sung (Mit Willan), who has been absent for a long time due to injury, and Joo Min-gyu (Ulsan) and Oh Se-hoon (Machida Gelbia). The midfielders consisted of Park Yong-woo (Al Ain), Jung Woo-young (Al Kaliz), Hwang In-beom (FK Tsurvenazvezda), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Um Ji-sung (Swansea City), Lee Dong-kyung (Kim Cheon-sang-moo), Jung Ho-yeon (Gwangju), Yang Min-hyuk, and Lee Kang-in.
Kim Young-kwon (Ulsan HD), Kwon Kyung-won (Suwon FC), Kim Min-jae, Lee Han-beom, Jung Seung-hyun (Alwasl), Lee Myung-jae (Ulsan HD), Choi Woo-jin, Seol Young-woo (Trvenazvezda), Hwang Moon-ki (Gangwon), Kim Moon-hwan, and goalkeepers were Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan HD), Song Bum-keun (Shonan Belmare), and Kim Jun-hong (Jeonbuk).
The press conference to announce Hong's list was attended by Portuguese head coach Joao Arroso and tactical coach Thiago Maia, tactical analysis coach, and coach Park Geon-ha, Kim Dong-jin and Kim Jin-kyu. The first Hong Myung-bo will be convened for the first time at Goyang Stadium on the 2nd of next month to conduct the first training.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
