"7 A-matches of 8 players" against Kuwait, will it be an opportunity for experience
"7 A-matches of 8 players" against Kuwait, will it be an opportunity for experience
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There are three players who are constantly called up but have yet to make their debut. They are defenders Lee Han-beom, Cho Hyun-taek, and goalkeeper Kim Dong-heon.
In addition to them, can eight players who played less than two A matches, including goalkeeper Lee Chang-geun, fullback Choi Joon, striker Jeon Jin-woo Park Seung-wook and Kim Joo-sung, who played only one A match, play against Kuwait.
The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play at 8 p.m. on the 10th at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup.
Korea, which has recorded five wins, four draws and 19 points in nine matches, has confirmed its ticket to directly advance to the World Cup finals, which will be given to the second-place finishers in each group. As Jordan, ranking second, has 16 points and has the same goal difference of +9 points, Korea can confirm its group No. 1 ranking even if it ties with Kuwait, the final match. Moreover, the opponent team, Kuwait, has failed to win even a single game with five draws and four losses in nine matches, and cannot escape from the bottom even if it wins against Korea with five points.
Even if it is tied at home against the lowest team in the group, it will not be a big blow because it has confirmed its advance to the World Cup finals.
In other words, the game is advantageous for South Korea in every way. This is an opportunity to experiment with new resources. The national soccer team is structured to the extent that it is safe to say that the best 11 players are fixed except for one or two seats. This means that the organization can be good, but on the contrary, if there are injuries or the performance of the best 11 players deteriorates for a year until the World Cup, it can be a big blow to the national team.
In other words, it is inevitable to increase resources for rotation and backup. This kind of experiment can be conducted at the East Asian Cup scheduled for July, but the team should conduct an experiment as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, the match against Kuwait has become a game of all burdens, and the national team currently has eight players who have played less than two A matches. Lee Han-bum, Cho Hyun-taek and Kim Dong-heon did not even make their debuts at all. Jeon Jin-woo, Choi Joon and Kim Ju-seong showed outstanding performances in the K-League, so they need to be rewarded with national matches.
In addition to them, Bae Joon-ho, Yang Hyun-joon, Kim Jin-kyu, Park Jin-seop, and Lee Tae-seok have played less than 10 games, but they need to experiment with resources that can certainly be used in the national team. 스포츠토토
Son Heung-min cannot play in the away match in Iraq due to injury, so he would like to play this game, but Lee Kang-in, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang In-beom, Cho Hyun-woo and Hwang Hee-chan have already played too many games and are capable of taking a break. Not being able to play in the match against Kuwait does not mean that they will lose their position in the national team.