From 'Son Heung-min will play' to 'appointment of young blood'...Director Hong Myung-bo, who has a lot of concerns, said, "There may be changes, but the big frame is maintained."

From 'Son Heung-min will play' to 'appointment of young blood'...Director Hong Myung-bo, who has a lot of concerns, said, "There may be changes, but the big frame is maintained."

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Coach Hong Myung-bo, who needs to finish the final match, seems to be agonizing over the formation of the starting lineup for the match against Kuwait.
Led by coach Hong Myung-bo, the South Korean national soccer team will face Kuwait in the 10th Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup North-China at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. South Korea won 2-0 away to Iraq in the ninth round, confirming its advance to the World Cup finals.
The task given to Hong Myung-bo in the match against Kuwait is clear. The victory entails good performance. Hong had two consecutive draws in Oman and Jordan in March. He missed the opportunity to confirm his qualification for the finals in advance. Criticism intensified as he showed weak performance in both matches. Fortunately, he won 2-0 in an away match in Iraq on the 6th, achieving his biggest goal of advancing to the World Cup finals for 11 consecutive times.
Regardless of the outcome of the match against Kuwait, coach Hong Myung-bo wants to use several players to "discover the jade." It was fun to replace K Leaguers Kim Jin-kyu and Jeon Jin-woo (Jeonbuk Hyundai), who have already shown good performances in the last Iraq match, in the second half. In addition to the two players, Bae Joon-ho, who was additionally selected after being called up to the U-22 national team, as well as young players such as Oh Hyun-kyu, Oh Se-hoon, Yang Hyun-joon, Lee Han-beom, Kim Joo-sung, Cho Hyun-taek and Choi Joon.
Coach Hong Myung-bo expressed his intention to recruit young players at a press conference on his arrival in Iraq immediately after the away match. He also expressed caution about major changes, however.
Coach Hong said, "We will maintain the framework that we have been playing since it is our last game. I want to check the basic framework of the players in each position. New players have acquired some skills in their respective positions. There will be changes in the players. However, we want to make a big change based on the situation." He said, "I want to make a decision based on the situation that does not deviate from the existing system.
He was also agonizing over whether to recruit Son. 스포츠토토 "A final decision will be made on whether Son will play in the match against Kuwait after completing his training today. Son will be able to participate in the match. However, how long he will be able to play will be decided after talking with the player himself after the training is over," Hong said.