South Korean Men's Football Coach Targets Gold at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
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Head coach Lee Min-sung has vowed to secure South Korea's fourth consecutive gold medal at the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Leading the under-23 national team, Lee expressed confidence that the squad will overcome recent struggles to win the title. The team includes four members of the FIFA World Cup team from this summer.
Expectations for the current generation remain low following a poor performance at the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Asian Cup in January. During that tournament, South Korea struggled through matches against Iran, Lebanon, and Uzbekistan before suffering a 1-0 semifinal loss to a Japanese team composed mostly of under-21 players. Lee stated that these experiences provided valuable lessons and noted that the team has not yet played a game with the full squad available.
South Korea is placed in Group D and will face Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Because Group D contains only three teams, South Korea will play one fewer match than teams in the other three groups. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals.
During a training session on Tuesday at Korea Football Park in Cheonan, 14 of the 23 players were present. These players are all based in the domestic K League. European based players, including Kim Ji-soo of Brentford and Bae Jun-ho of Stoke City, are expected to join the team in Japan.
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