The 21-member national team roster has been confirmed for the U-20 World Cup in Argentina.
On the 5th, the Korea Football Association announced the final list of 21 players for Kim Eun-joong, who will participate in the U-20 World Cup.
Coach Kim Eun-joong called back 16 players who participated in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-20 Asian Cup last March, including Lee Seung-won (Gangwon) and Bae Jun-ho (Daejeon).
In addition, Park Seung-ho (Incheon), Lee Seung-jun (Seoul), Lee Ji-han (Freiburg), Lee Chan-wook (Gyeongnam), and Choi Ye-hoon (Busan), who did not play in the Asian Cup, but showed prominence in the recent call-up training, were included in the final list.
Lee Seung-jun, the second son of Lee Eul-yong, general manager of the Yongin City Football Center, follows his father and older brother Lee Tae-seok (Seoul, 2019 U-17 World Cup) to participate in competitions organized by the International Football Federation (FIFA).
It is the first time in Korea 크크크벳that all three fathers participate in a FIFA competition.
The final 21 entries consisted of 17 K-League players, 2 university players, and 2 overseas players.
At the U-20 World Cup held in Argentina from the 21st Korean time, Kim Eun-joong competes in Group F with France, Honduras and Gambia.
A total of 24 teams will participate in the tournament, and the first and second place teams in each group and the top four teams from the third place in each group will advance to the round of 16.
The national team convenes at the Paju National Training Center (NFC) on the afternoon of the 6th and departs on the 7th.
After 10 days of training in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and practice matches against local club teams, they will move to Mendoza, Argentina, where all three group matches will be held on the 17th.
Starting with France on the 23rd, Korea will face Honduras on the 26th and Gambia on the 29th.
South Korea, which is the 16th U-20 World Cup advance, won the best ever runner-up with Lee Kang-in (Mallorca), who won the Golden Ball for the best player in the 2019 Polish tournament.