Son Heung-min is not on the shaky national team.
The Korean men’s national soccer team led by head coach Hong Myung-bo will have a showdown with Jordan in the third Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea, China and the U.S. and Mexico, which will take place at 11 p.m. on the 10th (Korea time). The team will return to Korea after the match against Jordan and face off against Iraq at Yongin Mir Stadium.
Son Heung-min has left the team. Son, who was originally listed, was absent at the UEFA Europa League against Ferencvaros after the match against Manchester United. After being excluded from the roster, coach Enze Postecoglou said he is now rehabilitating in London. The Korea Football Association has excluded Son from the list due to concerns.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) officially announced on Monday that Son needs rest due to his left thigh injury, and decided to exclude him from the call-up in October to protect his players. Hong Hyun-suk (Mainz) will be substituted. The team without Son will now be divided into K-League and J-League players and overseas league players in Jordan.
A total of eight players from Oh Se-hoon, Lee Dong-kyung, Lee Myung-jae, Joo Min-kyu, Kim Joo-sung, Cho Hyun-woo, Hwang Moon-ki and Kim Joon-hong will gather at Incheon International Airport around 11 p.m. on the 6th to go to Jordan via Doha. They will depart around 1:30 a.m. on the 7th, and overseas league players will join Jordan separately. Overseas league players include Oh Hyun-kyu, Um Ji-sung, Lee Jae-sung, Bae Joon-ho, Lee Kang-in, Hwang Min-jae, Hwang In-beom, Seol Young-woo and Lee Han-beom.
It is questionable whether Coach Hong Myung-bo, who is on shaky ground due to various issues, will be able to lead the national team without Son. Coach Hong must take care of not only his performance but also details, and lead the generational change of the aging national team. This is why he selected Oh Hyun-kyu, Bae Jun-ho, Um Ji-sung, Kwon Hyuk-kyu, Lee Han-bum and Kim Ju-seong. 토토사이트
As the new coach has changed, a fresh face should be created and a veteran should give way to promising players, but Hong Myung-bo is in a difficult position to use as a challenging player as he is pushed to the edge of a cliff. Of course, all this is a situation caused by the Korea Football Association.
Jordan and Iraq are by no means easy opponents. If Yazan, who plays for FC Seoul, returns to Korea without penetrating Jordan’s defense line and failing to produce results, he will face a match against Iraq under tremendous criticism. Coach Hong Myung-bo said, “We have a number of challenges to overcome.