Lee Seung-woo has a chance.
The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play the fourth match of the Asian regional qualifying round for the ‘2026 FIFA North-China World Cup’ against Iraq at 8 p.m. on the 15th at Yongin Mir Stadium in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.
Korea and Iraq have two wins and one draw in the final preliminaries. Korea is tied with seven points, but Team Korea is leading the group with +4 and Team Iraq with +2.
Ahead of the upcoming match, Lee will join the team. Lee has been selected as a substitute for Hwang Hee-chan and Um Ji-sung along with Moon.
Hwang Hee-chan, who started the match against Jordan, injured his ankle and Um Ji-sung was put in place, but Um Ji-sung also felt an abnormality in his knee. Eventually, both players were called off and the team’s schedule was completed. With Son Heung-min unable to join due to a hamstring injury, the left wing forward has collapsed one after another.
In the end, coach Hong joined Lee Seung-woo and Moon Sun-min as substitutes, and Lee Seung-woo will wear the national flag for the first time in five years and four months since he was called by head coach Paulo Bento in June 2019.
Lee also garnered attention as a “Korean Messi” while playing for Barcelona’s youth La Masia. He also scored 24 goals in 44 matches for Korea’s national team by age, and won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Jakarta. However, he has not shown good performance since then in Elas Verona and Sintrawidan.
Eventually, Lee joined Suwon FC in 2022 to join the K-League, aiming to return to the national team. Since the first season, Lee has been an ace player, scoring 14 goals and three assists. As he transferred to Jeonbuk Hyundai this summer, he took the heavy responsibility of leading the team to stay. Even after returning to the K-League, he had no relationship with the national team, but through this call-up, he finally made a comeback.
Lee Seung-woo said, “If I get a chance to play, I will do my best to show everything.”
Lee, who is aiming to score his A-match debut goal, is expected to compete with Bae for the starting position. Lee is expected to play as both a second player, but Lee Jae-sung and Lee Kang-in are clearly positioned at the center and right.
Bae put in place of Um Ji-sung in the sixth minute of the second half of the match against Jordan to display perfect performance. Bae displayed his presence in the side with his unique dribbling technique and made an impressive impact by scoring Oh’s additional goal. 메이저사이트
