On the afternoon of the 28th last month (local time), Lee Kang-in is dribbling during the second match of Group H between South Korea and Ghana at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, held as part of the 2022 Qatar World Cup group stage. [Image source=Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] The South Korean national football team has played the card of Lee Kang-in as a starter in the crucial match against Portugal, which will be a turning point for advancing to the round of 16 in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Kim Min-jae (Napoli), who started consecutively in the first and second matches, was excluded from the starting lineup against Portugal due to an injury sustained in the match against Uruguay.
About an hour before the last third match of Group H in the 2022 Qatar World Cup between South Korea and Portugal, the South Korean lineup was announced, including the name of Lee Kang-in (Mallorca).
Lee Kang-in, who was substituted in during the second half in the matches against Uruguay and Ghana, will experience starting in the World Cup for the first time.
In the match against Ghana, Lee Kang-in was substituted in at the 12th minute of the second half when South Korea was trailing 0-2, and within one minute, he assisted Jo Gyu-seong (Jeonbuk) in scoring a goal to narrow the gap.
Jo Gyu-seong, who became the first Korean player to score multiple goals in a World Cup during the Ghana match, will start for the second consecutive game.
Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Lee Jae-sung (Mainz) are positioned forward on the left and right of the attacking midfield line. The midfield is managed by Hwang In-beom (Olympiacos) and Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd).
The back four defensive line from the left consists of Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk), Kwon Kyung-won (Gamba Osaka), Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan), and Kim Moon-hwan (Jeonbuk), with goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu (Al Shabab) continuing his role.
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