The replacement is Song Min-gyu
Um Won-sang was excluded from Hwang Sun-hong-ho due to an ankle injury.
The Korea Football Association KFA announced the change of the March roster of the Korean national soccer team through media on the 15th. Um Won-sang, who suffered an ankle injury, was absent, and Song Min-gyu was selected as a substitute.
Ulsan HD Um Won-sang made it to the national team for the first time since the E-1 Championship East Asian Cup of the 2022 East Asian Football Confederation. However, he swallowed the disappointment as he was hamstrung by the injury.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Song Min-gyu will wear the national flag for the first time since March last year. The two players, who won a gold medal under coach Hwang Sun-hong during the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, exchanged batons.
Since the failure of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation AFC Asian Cup, there have been strong side-effects. The foundation of the national team is shaking both on and off the ground. The Korea Football Association KFA Power Enhancement Committee has decided to appoint Hwang Sun-hong, the current coach of the Olympic team, as the interim head coach to lead the match against Thailand. The committee cited Hwang Sun-hong as a leader of the association and his excellent experience in international competitions and understanding of the Asian stage.
After the interim coach's announcement, Hwang Sun-hong said, "It is a difficult situation. Korean soccer is in crisis. When the Korea Power Enhancement Committee asked for cooperation, I thought a lot about it. However, I thought it should be of some help to a difficult situation. I made the decision after much consideration. I will do my best to prepare for Korean soccer to return to its original position."
He also said, "The public has a lot of concerns about Korean soccer. I will do my best with responsibility so that I can ease your worries." Hwang Sun-hong will convene the national team on the 18th, play a home game on the 24th, and play away games on the 26th. 스포츠토토
[2026 North and Central America World Cup 2nd Asian qualifying round] [Korea national soccer team's roster for Thailand match]
GK: Song Bum-geun Shonan Belmare, Lee Chang-geun Daejeon Hana Citizen, Cho Hyun-woo Ulsan HD
DF: Kwon Kyung-won Suwon FC, Kim Moon-hwan Alduhail, Kim Min-jae Bayern Munich, Kim Young-kwon Ulsan HD, Kim Jin-soo Jeonbuk Hyundai, Seol Young-woo Ulsan HD, Lee Myung-jae Ulsan HD, and Jo Yoo-min Sharza
MF: Park Jin-seop Jeonbuk Hyundai, Baek Seung-ho Birmingham City, Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur, Lee Kang-in PSG, Lee Jae-sung Mints, Jung Woo-young Stuttgart, Jung Ho-yeon Gwangju FC, Hong Hyun-seok KAA Hent, Hwang In-beom Turbena Zvezda, Um Won-sang Ulsan HD → Song Min-gyu Jeonbuk Hyundai
FW: Cho Kyu-sung Mitwhelan, Joo Min-gyu Ulsan HD