South Korean icon Son Heung-min will make his fourth World Cup appearance after being named in the 26-man squad on Saturday.
The 33-year-old former Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min now plays for Los Angeles Football Club.
Midfielder Hwang In Beom was selected despite an ankle injury. Borussia Mönchengladbach player Jens Castrop, who was born in Germany to a Korean mother, will also head to North America.
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South Korea will play three Group A matches in Mexico, with the first match against the Czech Republic on June 11. They will also face Mexico and South Africa.
Team:
Goalkeepers: Cho Hyun-woo, Kim Seung-kyu, Song Bum-geun
Defenders: Kim Min-jae, Cho Yoo-min, Lee Han-beom, Kim Tae-hyun, Park Jin-seop, Lee Ki-hyuk, Lee Tae-seok, Seol Young-woo, Jens Castrop, Kim Moon-hwan
Midfielder: Yang Hyun-jun, Baek Seung-ho, Hwang In-beom, Kim Jin-kyu, Bae Jun-ho, Uhm Ji-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Dong-kyung, Lee Jae-sung, Lee Kang-in
Forwards: Oh Hyun-kyu, Son Heung-min, Cho Kyu-sung
South Korea national football team head coach Hong Myung-bo announces South Korea’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) AP Photo/Lee Jin-man
South Korea national football team head coach Hong Myung-bo (fourth from left) poses with the media after a press conference to announce South Korea’s 2026 FIFA World Cup squad, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) AP Photo/Lee Jin-man
South Korea national football team head coach Hong Myung-bo announces South Korea’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) AP Photo/Lee Jin-man