On the 3rd, with about seven months left until the 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup, Hong Myung-bo announced the national team roster for November call-ups, which will host the final two-match A match of 2025. The national team led by Hong Myung-bo will play a home A-match series against Ghana at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th at Bolivia and Ghana at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 18th, followed by matches against the United States and Mexico in September, Brazil and Paraguay in October, and in November, they will face South American dark horse Bolivia and African powerhouse Ghana in consecutive World Cup mock exams. Coach Hong reportedly called up most of the key players without making major changes to the call-up list, and key players like Son Heung-min (LA FC), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), and Lee Jae-sung (Mainz ) were all called up this time as well. Without exception, they were called up without exception. What stands out is the selection of striker Cho Gue-sung, who scored twice in the 2022 Qatar World Cup match against Ghana, but after that, he was sidelined for over a year due to complications from knee surgery. After a painful rehabilitation, Cho Gue-sung successfully returned to his club this season, making his presence felt with 4 goals in 14 matches and eventually earning another call-up to the national team. Cho Gue-sung's selection to the national team comes 1 year and 8 months after the second round of the North and Central America World Cup qualifiers against Thailand last March, Coach Hong said, "In Cho Gue-sung's case, the coaching staff had previously checked his physical condition several times. Based on his current condition, we judged that there is no problem with calling up the national team." Jens Kastrov (Mönchengladbach), who made his A-match debut in the U.S. last September, was selected for the national team for three consecutive months. Additionally, Yang Min-hyuk (Portsmouth), who has been consistently performing for his club, was called up after eight months, and Kwon Hyuk-gyu (FC Nantes) joined Hong Myung-bo's squad for the first time this year. Out of 27 players, only 7 are domestic players!! Hong Myung-bo really likes overseas players!!!!!
A National Team November Call-up Player List (27 players)
Goalkeepers = Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo), Jo Hyun-woo (Ulsan), Song Beom-geun (Jeonbuk)
Defenders = Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Jo Yu-min (Sharjah), Lee Han-beom (Midtjylland), Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk), Kim Tae-hyun (Kashima), Lee Myung-jae, Kim Moon-hwan (Daejeon), Lee Tae-seok (Austria Vienna), Seol Young-woo (Crvenazvezda)
Midfielders = Won Doo-jae (Korpacan), Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City), Jens Kastrov (Mönchengladbach), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Kim Jin-kyu (Jeonbuk), Yang Min-hyuk (Portsmouth), Um Ji-sung (Swansea City), Lee Dong-kyung (Ulsan HD), Kwon Hyuk-kyu (Nantes)
Forwards = Oh Hyun-kyu (Genk), Son Heung-min (LA FC), Cho Gue-sung (Midtjylland)
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