The first members of ‘Hong Myung-bo’ will be revealed on the 26th.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced on the 22nd, “We will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. on August 26 to announce the World Cup qualifying list.”
Hong Myung-bo (55), who returned as the head coach of the A team after 10 years, is drawing great attention as the first national team roster.
Immediately after being appointed as the head coach of the national team in July, Hong left for Europe to have interviews with foreign coaches and interviews with overseas players, including Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae and Lee Jae-sung.
According to the KFA, foreign coaching staff for the Korean national soccer team has been appointed to assist Hong. João Arroso, 52, a Portuguese coach and coach for a number of Portugal’s first division teams, has been appointed as the head coach and tactical coach, while Thiago Maia, 40, a former coach and analyst in Benfica, Portugal, has joined the team as a tactical analysis coach.
Coach Hong Myung-bo has led Ulsan HD since 2021 and coached and dealt with the best domestic players in the K-League. Therefore, the announcement of the roster is drawing keen attention to new faces among Korean players.
Among them, Yang Min-hyuk is drawing the most attention. He is the youngest player born in 2006 who just turned 18, but has been rocking the K-League stage this season by scoring the youngest multi-goal, the youngest double-digit attack point, the highest number of high school players in round 11, the first round MVP, and the first three consecutive K-League Young Player of the Month.
In addition, on the 20th, he won the EA SPORTS K League Player of the Month in July and received the Player of the Month Award in his professional debut season for the first time in K League history.
Yang Min-hyuk’s fellow fullback Hwang Moon-ki (27) is also drawing attention to whether he will be called as the first A team player in his career. He is playing the role of Kangwon’s airborne engine well. He has scored one goal and six assists this season, and has established himself as a leading fullback of his team. In this season’s all 27 games played by Kangwon, he has recorded the most points of attack since his debut as a pro player in 2020. 안전놀이터
In the “block (defensive act that blocks opposing shots)” category in the detailed index category up to the 27th round of the K League 1 released by the Korea Professional Football Federation on the 20th, Hwang Moon-ki ranked third by just one difference after “joint No. 1” Wandelson (Pohang) and Park Chul-woo (Suwon FC, 60 times).
The A-team has been suffering from a famine caused by fullbacks for many years. Will fullback Hwang Moon-ki, who showed the best form in the league, be honored to join the national team for the first time.
The national team will convene on September 2 after the list is set up and will be held to quench it.