'18-year-old' Yang Min-hyuk, will he make his A-match debut? Director Hong Myung-bo said, "It's difficult to adjust to the time difference, but you can put it in at any time."
'18-year-old' Yang Min-hyuk, will he make his A-match debut? Director Hong Myung-bo said, "It's difficult to adjust to the time difference, but you can put it in at any time."
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Will Yang be able to make his A-match debut? Coach Hong Myung-bo has revealed his plan on whether young players will play in the match against Jordan.
Led by coach Hong Myung-bo, the Korean national soccer team will have a showdown with Jordan in the eighth Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup North-China at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on Saturday. South Korea ranks first with four wins and three draws (15 points), while Jordan ranks second with three wins, three draws and one loss (12 points).
South Korea, which is at the top of Group B, needed to win both the World Cup qualifiers in March to confirm its early advance to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time. However, it struggled in close defense against Oman, which is ranked 80th in the FIFA rankings on the 20th. Despite Hwang Hee-chan's first goal, it ended in a 1-1 draw, and the plan was twisted as it only gained one point. In addition, Jung Seung-hyun, who was injured during training, Baek Seung-ho, and Lee Kang-in, who were injured during the game, decided to cancel the call, causing a key departure.
The next team is Jordan, who is most demanding. Despite ranking 64th in FIFA, South Korea had a 2-2 draw with Jordan in the group league of the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup, and collapsed to 0-2 in the semifinals. In the third round, South Korea ended its revenge with a 2-0 win away from Jordan, but this time it is different from then. "Ace" Musa al-Tamari and Yazan al-Naimat, who made South Korea cry at the Asian Cup, will be able to play in good condition. On top of this, Yazan al-Arab, who has been reborn as an "iron wall" for FC Seoul, should also be penetrated.
Attention is focusing on whether Yang will make his A-match debut or not. Born in 2006, Supernova Yang went on loan to the Queens Park Rangers (QPR) of the English Championship (minor league) immediately after moving to Tottenham Hotspur in the winter of last year. She made her first senior national team roster in September last year, but has yet to participate under the national flag. She joined the national team again during the A-match period in March after moving to England for the first time, joining the team from the opposite side of the world. However, as Lee Kang-in, Bae Jun-ho, and Yang Hyun-joon played as substitutes in the match against Oman, she became to promise her next performance.
On the possibility of young players such as Yang Min-hyuk playing in the match against Jordan, Hong Myung-bo replied, "There was a plan for new players in the match against Oman, but suddenly it was a little bit off due to the injuries of Baek Seung-ho and Lee Kang-in. I'm constantly watching it, but I think the new young players have a little more difficulty in jet lag than the experienced seniors from Europe." 스포츠토토
At the same time, he said, "It's hard to say right now, but I'm preparing to put fresh players in anytime," hinting that Yang Min-hyuk's opportunity could also come back. If Yang Min-hyuk plays in the match against Jordan, he will be the 12th youngest A-match player to play in history, surpassing Cha Bum-keun (18 years and 351 days).