2026 FIFA World Cup · Group A
🇰🇷South Korea
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At 33, Son Heung-min enters the twilight of his career, still very much capable of willing a team to a win, and this will likely be his last World Cup. He's joined by PSG attacking midfielder Lee Kang-in, who will bring some flair to the Taeguk Warriors, and "The Monster" aka Kim Min-jae, the 6-foot-3 Bayern Munich defender who is one of the best center backs in the world. South Korea will play all three of their group stage matches at elevation in Guadalajara.
Group A
All groups →| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇽Mexico | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | 🇿🇦South Africa | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿Czechia | 3 | -4 | 1 |
Schedule
South Korea World Cup Squad 2026
26 playersGoalkeepers
Kim Seung-gyu
Song Bum-keun
Jo Hyeon-woo
Defenders
Lee Han-beom
Lee Gi-Hyuk
Kim Min-jae
Kim Tae-hyeon
Cho Wi-Je
Midfielders
Hwang In-beom
Paik Seung-ho
Lee Tae-seok
Kim Moon-hwan
Park Jin-seop
Seol Young-woo
Jens Castrop
Kim Jin-kyu
Forwards
Son Heung-min
Cho Gue-sung
Lee Jae-sung
Hwang Hee-chan
Bae Jun-ho
Oh Hyeon-gyu
Lee Kang-in
Yang Hyun-jun
Eom Ji-sung
Lee Dong-gyeong
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The basics
- FIFA ranking
- #25
- Group
- Group A
- Manager
- Hong Myung-bo
- Likely formation
- 3-4-2-1 (10 of last 11 friendlies; 4-2-3-1 if reverted)
- Confederation
- AFC
- Federation
- Korea Football Association (KFA)
- Best WC finish
- Semi-finals / 4th place (2002)
- WC appearances
- 12th