The list of June A matches for the South Korean men’s soccer team, led by “interim” coach Kim Do-hoon, will be announced today.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) will unveil the list of players who will play in the 5th and 6th rounds of the second Asian qualifying round for the “2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup,” a June A match.
Team Kim Do-hoon will play the fifth game in an away match in Singapore on the 6th of next month, and then move to the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 11th to play the sixth game against China.
South Korea, which is currently leading Group C in the preliminary round with three wins and one draw, is virtually certain to pass the second qualifying round, but it is advantageous to win these two games in order to be in a good group in the third qualifying round.
It is an important match, but following last March, it will be played under a temporary supervision system, not an official coach.
Korean soccer has been looking for a new head coach since breaking up with former coach Jurgen Klinsmann of Germany, but has not reached an agreement with the candidates.
As interim coach Kim Do-hoon agrees with the Korea Football Association to set up an A-match list in June, a large number of existing key resources are expected to board rather than new faces.
Following Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Hwang In-beom (Zvezda), and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), who was unable to join them during the A match in March, is also expected to be listed on the national team list this time.
On top of that, domestic players such as Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan HD) and Kim Jin-soo (Jeonbuk Hyundai) are likely to be called by coach Kim.
However, we cannot completely rule out the possibility of a surprise selection.
Bae Joon-ho, who plays for Stoke City in the English Professional Football Championship (second division), is a strong candidate.
Although it is in the second division, he recorded a compelling record of two goals and six assists in 40 official matches in the first year of his transfer, and was named Stoke’s Player of the Year through a fan vote.
In addition, Lee Seung-woo, who has been steadily accumulating offensive points at Suwon FC in the K League 1, and Lee Sang-hun (Gangwon FC), who is currently tied for first in the K League 1 with eight goals, can also be expected to board.
Attention is also focusing on whether Joo Min-kyu, Lee Myung-jae (Ulsan), and Jeong Ho-yeon (Gwangju FC), who were first selected for the national team through the decision of Hwang Sun-hong, the interim coach at the time in March, will be rescheduled. 안전놀이터
Meanwhile, Kim Do-hoon did not hold a press conference regarding the announcement of the list.
In addition, there will be no separate convocation or training in Korea after the list is announced.
In order to quickly adapt to the local area, he will convene at Incheon International Airport on the 2nd of next month and leave for Singapore, where the game will take place.