National soccer team Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in.

The Korean national soccer team, which is attempting to win the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years, will reveal its final roster on the 28th.

The Korea Football Association announced on the 21st, “The 2023 AFC Asian Cup national soccer team roster announcement ceremony will be held at Yongsan CGV in Yongsan, Seoul at 11 a.m. on the 28th.”

Up to 26 people can be named on the Asian Cup final list. AFC expanded the final entry for this tournament from 23 to 26. Participating teams will register 23 of the 26 players submitted to AFC as players for each game, and the remaining 3 will sit on the technical seat and watch the game.

In Korea, players active in the European big leagues, such as Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), are highly trusted by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, so they will not have any major problems in their final entry. It is expected that the name will be raised.

In addition, Cho Gyu-seong (Midtjylland), Hwang In-beom (Zvezda), and Lee Jae-seong (Mainz) are also expected to participate. In addition, K-League players such as Jeong Seung-hyeon, Seol Young-woo (Ulsan), and Lee Ki-je (Suwon) are also likely to join the Asian Cup entry list.

Ahead of the announcement of the roster, Klinsmann will conduct training after gathering at a hotel in Seoul, mainly European and K-League players who are taking a break from the 26th. The team plans to focus on checking their physical condition and fatigue level and maintaining their condition through weight training and conditioning indoors.

The players named on the final list will depart for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on January 2, 2024, and will begin to adapt to the time difference and local environment. Players playing in Europe move directly to Dubai and join the national team.

According to KFA officials, Asian Cup regulations allow players to be called up from Monday, one week before the start of the competition, so the squad can train in full form from January 2nd. 스포츠 토토사이트

The Klinsmann will undergo his final quenching in an evaluation match in Abu Dhabi on January 6th next year. Currently, the likely opponent is Iraq.