AFC

South Korea

Korea Football AssociationFIFA ranking #23

Group Fixtures

Full Group A

Fri, Jun 12

10:00 PM ET

🇰🇷vs🇨🇿Czechia

Estadio Akron · Guadalajara

Fri, Jun 19

9:00 PM ET

🇰🇷vs🇲🇽Mexico

Estadio Akron · Guadalajara

Thu, Jun 25

9:00 PM ET

🇰🇷vs🇿🇦South Africa

Estadio BBVA · Monterrey

Squad

World Cup Squad

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Hong Myung-bo

South Korean · Since 2024

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Key Players

FWD#7

Son Heung-min

Tottenham Hotspur · 33y

Captain and elite finisher

MID#18

Lee Kang-in

Paris Saint-Germain · 25y

Creative left-footed playmaker

DEF#4

Kim Min-jae

Bayern Munich · 29y

Dominant central defender

Goalkeepers (3)

GK#21

Jo Hyeon-Woo

Club not listed

Goalkeeper · 34y

GK#12

Kim Seung-Gyu

Club not listed

Goalkeeper · 35y

GK#1

Song Bum-Keun

Club not listed

Goalkeeper · 28y

Defenders (6)

DEF#4

Kim Min-jae

Bayern Munich

Defender · 29y

DEF#5

Cho Wi-Je

Club not listed

Defender · 24y

DEF#15

Kim Moon-Hwan

Club not listed

Defender · 30y

DEF#9

Kim Tae-Hyeon

Club not listed

Defender · 25y

DEF#18

Lee Han-Beom

Club not listed

Defender · 23y

DEF#10

Lee Gi-Hyuk

Club not listed

Defender · 25y

Midfielders (9)

MID#18

Lee Kang-in

Paris Saint-Germain

Midfielder · 25y

MID#22

Park Jin-Seop

Club not listed

Midfielder · 30y

MID#7

Lee Tae-Seok

Club not listed

Midfielder · 23y

MID#16

Seol Young-Woo

Club not listed

Midfielder · 27y

MID#19

J. Castrop

Club not listed

Midfielder · 22y

MID#24

Hwang In-Beom

Club not listed

Midfielder · 29y

MID#25

Kim Jin-Gyu

Club not listed

Midfielder · 28y

MID#8

Lee Jae-Sung

Club not listed

Midfielder · 33y

MID#4

Paik Seung-Ho

Club not listed

Midfielder · 28y

Forwards (8)

FWD#7

Son Heung-min

Tottenham Hotspur

Forward · 33y

FWD#25

Bae Jun-Ho

Club not listed

Forward · 22y

FWD#23

Eom Ji-Sung

Club not listed

Forward · 23y

FWD#11

Lee Dong-Gyeong

Club not listed

Forward · 28y

FWD#26

Yang Hyun-Jun

Club not listed

Forward · 23y

FWD#20

Hwang Hee-Chan

Club not listed

Forward · 29y

FWD#14

Cho Gue-Sung

Club not listed

Forward · 28y

FWD#3

Oh Hyeon-Gyu

Club not listed

Forward · 24y

From The Journal

2026-05-14

Son's Last Dance

South Korea name their 26 for a fourth World Cup under Son Heung-min. The captain has crossed the Pacific to MLS. The team follows him to North America.