South Korea's official 26-man squad for World Cup 2026 is set, with coach Myung-Bo Hong building Group A around a generation of players who anchor Europe's top clubs. Track Heung-Min Son, Bayern Munich defender Min-Jae Kim, and Paris Saint-Germain's Kang-In Lee across the tournament, plus every confirmed call-up. Free and bilingual on Mundial Tracker.
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Projected 26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Min-Jae Kim | Defender | Bayern München | 735 | Locked |
| 2 | Kang-In Lee | Midfielder | Paris Saint Germain | 719 | Locked |
| 3 | Young-Woo Seol | Defender | FK Crvena Zvezda | 629 | Locked |
| 4 | Jin-Gyu Kim | Midfielder | Jeonbuk Motors | 590 | Locked |
| 5 | Heung-Min Son | Forward | Los Angeles FC | 555 | Locked |
| 6 | Tae-Seok Lee | Defender | Austria Vienna | 554 | Locked |
| 7 | Han-Beom Lee | Defender | FC Midtjylland | 521 | Locked |
| 8 | Hyeon-Woo Jo | Goalkeeper | Ulsan Hyundai FC | 464 | Locked |
| 9 | Hyeon-Gyu Oh | Forward | Beşiktaş | 429 | Locked |
| 10 | Yu-Min Cho | Defender | Sharjah FC | 418 | Locked |
| 11 | Jae-Sung Lee | Midfielder | FSV Mainz 05 | 407 | Locked |
| 12 | Seung-Gyu Kim | Goalkeeper | FC Tokyo | 364 | Locked |
| 13 | Moon-Hwan Kim | Midfielder | Daejeon Citizen | 363 | Locked |
| 14 | Seung-Ho Paik | Midfielder | Birmingham | 361 | Locked |
| 15 | In-Beom Hwang | Midfielder | Feyenoord | 330 | Locked |
| 16 | Jun-Ho Bae | Forward | Stoke City | 315 | Locked |
| 17 | Hee-Chan Hwang | Forward | Wolves | 293 | Locked |
| 18 | Jens Castrop | Midfielder | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 239 | Locked |
| 19 | Dong-Gyeong Lee | Forward | Ulsan Hyundai FC | 222 | Locked |
| 20 | Ji-Sung Eom | Forward | Swansea | 138 | Locked |
| 21 | Gue-Sung Cho | Forward | FC Midtjylland | 111 | Locked |
| 22 | Hyun-Jun Yang | Forward | Celtic | 90 | Locked |
| 23 | Bum-Keun Song | Goalkeeper | Jeonbuk Motors | 90 | Locked |
| 24 | Kim Tae-hyon | Defender | 0 | Locked | |
| 25 | Park Jin-seob | Defender | 0 | Locked | |
| 26 | Lee Ki-hyuk | Defender | 0 | Locked |
South Korea
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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