AFC

South Korea

Korea Football AssociationFIFA ranking #23

Group Fixtures

Full Group A

Thu, Jun 11

4:00 PM ET

🇰🇷vs🇨🇿Czechia

SoFi Stadium · Los Angeles

Tue, Jun 16

7:00 PM ET

🇰🇷vs🇲🇽Mexico

AT&T Stadium · Dallas

Sun, Jun 21

4:00 PM ET

🇰🇷vs🇿🇦South Africa

Lumen Field · Seattle

Squad

World Cup Squad

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Hong Myung-bo

South Korean · Since 2024

Balanced national-team icon

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

Ulsan Hyundai FC

Goalkeeper · 34y

GK#1

Kim Seung-Gyu

FC Tokyo

Goalkeeper · 35y

GK#1

Song Bum-Keun

Jeonbuk Motors

Goalkeeper · 28y

Defenders (8)

DEF#4

Kim Min-jae

Bayern Munich

Defender · 29y

DEF#14

Cho Yu-Min

Sharjah FC

Defender · 29y

DEF#15

Kim Moon-Hwan

Daejeon Citizen

Defender · 30y

DEF#26

Kim Tae-Hyeon

South Korea

Defender · 25y

DEF#13

Lee Gi-Hyuk

Gangwon FC

Defender · 25y

DEF#16

Lee Han-Beom

FC Midtjylland

Defender · 23y

DEF#3

Lee Tae-Seok

Austria Vienna

Defender · 23y

DEF#22

Seol Young-Woo

FK Crvena Zvezda

Defender · 27y

Midfielders (11)

MID#18

Lee Kang-in

Paris Saint-Germain

Midfielder · 25y

MID#17

Bae Jun-Ho

Stoke City

Midfielder · 22y

MID#13

J. Castrop

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Midfielder · 22y

MID#18

Eom Ji-Sung

Swansea

Midfielder · 23y

MID#6

Hwang In-Beom

Feyenoord

Midfielder · 29y

MID#6

Kim Jin-Gyu

Jeonbuk Motors

Midfielder · 28y

MID#10

Lee Dong-Gyeong

Gimcheon Sangmu FC

Midfielder · 28y

MID#10

Lee Jae-Sung

FSV Mainz 05

Midfielder · 33y

MID#5

Paik Seung-Ho

Birmingham

Midfielder · 28y

MID#5

Park Jin-Seop

Jeonbuk Motors

Midfielder · 30y

MID#15

Yang Hyun-Jun

Celtic

Midfielder · 23y

Forwards (4)

FWD#7

Son Heung-min

Tottenham Hotspur

Forward · 33y

FWD#9

Cho Gue-Sung

FC Midtjylland

Forward · 28y

FWD#11

Hwang Hee-Chan

Wolves

Forward · 29y

FWD#9

Oh Hyeon-Gyu

Genk

Forward · 24y

From The Journal

2026-05-22

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.