South Korea Announces 26-Player Squad for 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Against Jordan and Iraq

The 26-player list for the 3rd qualifying round of the World Cup has been announced
Game against Jordan on the 10th and Iraq on the 15th.

Hong Myung-bo, the coach of the national soccer team, holds a press conference at the Soccer Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 30th to announce the roster of the national team that will participate in the 2026 World Cup North and Central America. Asia Qualifier 3rd round in October. News 1 Son Heung-min, who suffered a hamstring injury, was named to the national football team for the second international match in a row in October. However, participation in the game is not clear.

On the 30th, the coach Hong Myung-bo of the national football team announced the list of national teams that will be called for the 2026 North and Central America World Cup 3rd Round Qualifier in October 2026 through a press conference it was held at the Soccer Center in Jongno. – to, Seoul. Korea will play an away game against Jordan on the 10th and against Iraq on the 15th at Mir Stadium in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.

When Director Hong announced the list that day, he first talked about Son Heung-min. Coach Hong said, “I communicated directly with Son Heung-min, and although he is unable to play at the moment, he said that he felt that his injured area was gradually improving, so I put him on the list,” and he said, “(Son Heung-min’s team) Tottenham can’t play in the game right now.” It seems that they decided that it was not possible to do so. “There is still time, so we will decide whether Son Heung-min will play or not according to the situation. Mac Heung-min withdrew to the bench in the 25th minute of the UEFA Europa League match against Garabach on the 27th of last month, complaining of thigh pain. He did not play in the English Premier League (EPL) match against Manchester United which was held on the morning of the 30th, the day the national team roster was announced.

Coach Hong said he had no intention of forcing Son Heung-min to play. Coach Hong said, “Son Heung-min had a very difficult schedule going back and forth between the national team and his own team. “It is important now, but the most important thing is to perform when we reach the finals of the World Cup, so the team and the Football Association will continue to communicate and find a way,” he said. Coach Hong also outlined other options in case Son Heung-min is unable to play in the two-match international game in October Son Heung-min, but players like Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Jae-sung and Bae Jun-ho can take their place.

Midfielder Kwon Hyuk-gyu, who plays for Hibernian in the Scottish League, was selected for the national A team for the first time. Goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu, who suffered a torn cruciate knee ligament in January during the Asian Cup, returned to the national team eight months later.

△ Defendant: Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Kim Joo-seong (Seoul), Park Min-gyu (Sapporo), Seol Young-woo (Crvena Zvezda), Lee Myung-jae (Ulsan), Lee Han-beom (Midtjylland), Jeong Seung-hyeon (Al Wasl), Jo Yu-min (Sharjah), Hwang Moon-ki (Gangwon)

△ midfielder: Kwon Hyuk-gyu (Hibernian) Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City) Park Yong-woo (Al Ain) Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City) Son Heung-min (Tottenham) Uhm Um-seong (Swansea City) Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) Lee Dong-kyung (Gimcheon) Lee Lee Jae-seong (Mainz) Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord) Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton)

△ striker: Oh Se-hoon (Machida) Oh Hyun-gyu (Genk) Joo Min-gyu (Ulsan)