FIFA World Cup 2022: South Korea WC Squad, Fixtures & Schedule, Coach, Captain and Vice-Captain, Upcoming Matches, Playing XI
South Korea WC 2022 Squad: South Korea is set to appear in their 11th FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022 and have announced their 26-man squad.
South Korea World Cup 2022 Squad
Heung Min Son is given the responsibility of captaining the South Korean side for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Despite having an eye injury, he announced himself fit for the world tournament and will be looking to help South Korea leave an impression in the middle east.
South Korea’s 26-man squad for the FIFA WC 2022 is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Kim Seunggyui, Song Bumkeun and Jo Hyfontoo
Defenders: Kwon Kyungwon, Kim Moonhwan, Kim Minjae, Kim Younggwon, Kim Jinsu, Yoon Jonggyu, Hong Chul and Kim Taehwan
Midfielders: Kwon Changhoon, Na Sangho, Paik Seungho, Son Junho, Heung Min Son (C), Song Minkyu, Lee Kangin, Lee Jaesung, Jung Wooyoung, Jeong Wooyeong, Hwang Inbeom and Hwang Heechan
Forwards: Cho Geusung and Hwang Uvo
South Korea’s 2️⃣6️⃣-man squad for the FIFA Qatar World Cup is out! 🤩
Can the Taegeuk Warriors surprise everyone with their performance? 😮#SouthKorea #Qatar2022 #WorldCup2022 #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/iYmJWhf0N6
— Sportskeeda Football (@skworldfootball) November 12, 2022
South Korea is hoping to repeat a similar performance to the one which they achieved in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where they finished in 4th place.
Fixtures
South Korea is part of a daunting Group H in the FIFA World Cup 2022 alongside Ghana, Portugal and Uruguay
The fixtures are as follows:
24th November: Uruguay vs South Korea (06:30 PM IST), Education City Stadium
28th November: South Korea vs Ghana (06:30 PM IST), Education City Stadium
2nd December: South Korea vs Portugal (08:30 PM IST), Education City Stadium
Since 1986 World Cup in Mexico South Korea did not miss a single World Cup edition and will participate for the 11th time this year in Qatar. In 1948 South Korea became a FIFA member.#KFA #대한민국 pic.twitter.com/GR49muY8nL
— CLvis 🇰🇷 (@CLvis91) November 8, 2022
Korea has a tall order to live up-to if they are to secure progress to the knockout stages of the World Cup.
With quality opponents in the other three members of the Group, this is set to be a difficult one to predict.
Given the World Cup being in the middle of football season; we can see many surprises take place particularly in this group due to the competitiveness.
However; the Taegeuk Warriors hope to make this time count and clear this first path without much trouble.
