Song Min-kyu (pictured below, right) is one of five players from K League champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors included in the line-up while 2020 AFC Champions League winners Ulsan Hyundai have had six players, including Won Du-jae, selected by Bento.

 

Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min and the remainder of the nation’s Europe-based contingent have not been picked for the training camp and friendly matches due to the games falling outside the FIFA international window.

The Koreans will use the matches as preparation for their upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 preliminaries against Lebanon and Syria, which are due to be played on January 27 and February 1 respectively.

 

Bento’s team are currently second in Group A of the AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to Qatar, two points behind leaders the Islamic Republic of Iran with four matches remaining.

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