The under-20 (U-20) national team led by coach Kim Eun-joong will begin preparations for the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Argentina in May through convocation training.
The Korea Football Association announced on the 20th that “from the 24th to the 26th, we announced a list of 26 players who will participate in the U-20 national team training held at Paju NFC.”
Ten players who participated in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup last March, including Kim Joon-hong, Lee Young-jun (above Kim Cheon Sangmu), Hwang In-taek (Seoul E-Land), and Cho Young-gwang (FC Seoul), were selected again. New faces such as Cho Jae-hoon (Pohang Steelers), Lee Seung-jun (FC Seoul), and Jung Ji-hoon (Gwangju FC) also took the last test opportunity.먹튀검증
The U-20 national team plans to check their skills by holding practice matches against Incheon United on the 25th and Incheon National University on the 26th.
Manager Kim Eun-joong explained, “Since the K-League is currently in progress, players who have cooperated with the club were selected first.” did.
The FIFA U-20 World Cup kicks off in Argentina on May 20th. The draw will be held at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland on the 21st.
Coach Kim Eun-joong will not be able to attend the group drawing ceremony, but after this call-up training, he will head to Argentina to inspect the base camp and stadium. After his return to Korea, the final entry for the tournament is finalized, and it is planned to be convened again in early May.
Manager Kim Eun-joong said, “I prepared for the tournament on the premise that it will be held in Indonesia, but suddenly the venue was changed to the other side of the world, so there were many urgent tasks to be solved. It is not easy to set up a training schedule to adapt to the local area. There are difficulties and burdens to do, but I will do my best to prepare.”