South Korea national soccer team Lee Jae-seong (from left), coach Jurgen Klinsmann, and Cho Gyu-seong are taking a commemorative photo at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup national soccer team roster announcement ceremony held at CGV I'Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 28th.
“64 years without winning is too long.”
Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany), coach of the Korean national soccer team, expressed confidence in winning the Asian Cup. This confidence is possible because of overseas players who are showing peak skills such as Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton).
The Korea Football Association held an Asian Cup roster announcement ceremony at Yongsan CGV on the 28th. Unlike the previous roster announcements that were held at Paju NFC or the association's soccer hall, this roster announcement was held in a movie theater with fans.
As expected, the 26-man entry announced on this day included all of the national team's key players, including Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae. In addition to the existing members, young players such as Kim Ji-su (Brentford) and Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic) were also named.
Klinsmann, currently ranked 23rd in the FIFA rankings, has set his sights on winning the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, which will begin in Qatar on January 13. Korea has not had a relationship with an Asian leader since winning the first tournament in 1956 and the second tournament in 1960. In the 2019 United Arab Emirates (UAE) tournament, they were eliminated after losing to Qatar in the quarterfinals.
Korea will compete with Bahrain (86th), Jordan (87th), and Malaysia (130th) in Group E of this tournament.
Coach Klinsmann said, “64 years without a championship was too long for Korea. Of course, we have to rely on luck, but this will be an opportunity to achieve a championship that has not been achieved in 64 years.”
I am more confident because the performances of the players in their respective teams have recently reached their peak. Son Heung-min, who has already scored 11 goals as captain of Tottenham in the English Premier League (EPL) this season, as well as Lee Kang-in and Kim Min-jae, who have established themselves as starters for the big club, are all in good condition.
In addition, Wolverhampton striker Hwang Hee-chan scored double-digit scores (10 goals, 2 assists) for the first time in the league this season, including multiple goals against Brentford (4-1 win) on this day.
Coach Klinsmann said, “Many players have grown this year,” adding, “Special players like Lee Kang-in have appeared, and Hwang Hee-chan's growth is also evident. Tottenham and national team captain Son Heung-min is one of the best players in the world. Everyone is growing in their respective teams and national teams. “I hope his performance and confidence in the team will continue in the national team,” he said. 카지노사이트
