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Four members of the South Korean 2018 World Cup team found themselves in search of a second gold medal after the Asian Games
The head coach Kim Hak-bum has announced his list of 20 players for Asia Jakarta-Palembang Games, where South Korea will be the reigning champion. The opening ceremony will take place on August 18th, but the men's football tournament will begin on August 14th.
Heung-min son of Tottenham Hotspur was chosen as one of five attackers. He led South Korea with two goals at the FIFA World Cup in Russia last month, while the team was eliminated in the group stage with one win and two losses
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| Kim Hak- bum, coach under 23 years old. His son, who has scored 39 goals in his last two European seasons, is one of the deadliest attackers in Asia and should provide a boost to South Korea.
The Asiad Men's Football Tournament is open to players age 23 or under, but teams may each name up to three players beyond this limit as wild cards. His son, 26 at the beginning of the month, was one of three excited players, and Jo Hyeon-woo of Daegu FC surprised the World Cup star. Jo won the post of veteran Kim Seung-gyu, and was named man of the match in South Korea's 2-0 win against Germany champion 2014. Jo, who will be 27 in September, will bring a great gaming experience and stability to the South Korean net. Two other World Cup players were young enough to be chosen without forcing coach Kim to use his jokers: 20-year-old striker Lee Seung-woo and the 22-year-old striker Hwang Hee-chan Hwang, who plays for FC Red Bull Salzburg in Austria, should be at Son's service at the World Cup. usually a disappointment. In a telling sign of coach Shin Tae-yong's frustration at the young striker, Hwang, who debuted against Sweden and Mexico, left the bench early in the second half against Germany but was replaced after 20 minutes of action. Lee, the youngest member of the World Cup team, has not had the opportunity to play as much. Hellas Verona was a second-second in the first two games, and remained on the bench against Germany The Asian Games will be a chance for redemption for Hwang and Lee. They are known for their pace and their attack styles, and they should find more space to move into the continental miners' competition than at the World Cup. Many things will be at stake for these players and the rest of the team. A gold medal will mean an exemption from compulsory military service, and it is of particular importance to players like Son, Hwang and Lee, who hope to carve out a long, unbroken international career in clubs . The Asian Games of 2014 – when he was still 22 – but his club then, Bayer Leverkusen, refused to release him. South Korea then beat North Korea for the gold medal. In Indonesia, South Korea was reunited with Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and Bahrain in Group E, but the Asian Football Confederation recently announced its withdrawal. Emirates and Palestine were omitted from the initial draw. (Yonhap)
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