Lee Kang-in Returns to Starting Lineup, Son Heung-min Challenges Record... Starting Lineup for Uruguay Match Revealed

[News & Book = Reporter Song Yeong-du] The South Korea national football team is set to challenge for their second consecutive A-match victory against the South American powerhouse Uruguay. The national team, led by interim manager Roberto Moreno, will play a friendly match against Uruguay at the Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 PM on the 28th.

Manager Moreno announced the starting lineup for this Uruguay match, announcing the return to the starting lineup of Lee Kang-in, who rested during the previous match against Ecuador. In the front line, captain Son Heung-min and Oh Hyeon-gyu are named side by side, while in the midfield, Lee Kang-in, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, and Kim Bong-soo will work together. The back four defense is composed of Kim Min-jae, Lee Han-beom, Seol Young-woo, and Lee Tae-seok, with Kim Seung-gyu guarding the goal. In the substitute list, 15 players including Jo Hyeon-woo, Gu Sung-yun, Lee Dong-gyeong, Song Min-kyu, and Oh Se-hun are waiting to take the field.

The main point of interest for this match is whether Son Heung-min can break the record for the most goals in A-matches. Having scored his 57th A-match goal in the last match against Ecuador, if Son Heung-min adds one more goal, he will equal the record for the most goals scored by a South Korean man in A-matches (58 goals) held by Cha Bum-kun, and if he scores two or more goals, he will set a new solo record.

The opposing team, Uruguay, will participate in the match under the interim manager system of their national football hero Diego Forlán. Amidst continued slumps such as the recent elimination from the North and Central America World Cup group stage and the previous 1-3 loss in an evaluation match against Japan, they are facing setbacks in strength as even the key midfield resource Federico Valverde has been excluded due to injury. South Korea holds a disadvantage in their all-time record against Uruguay with 1 win, 2 draws, and 7 losses, but they are aiming for a reversal through this home match.

Meanwhile, the A-match evaluation match between South Korea and Uruguay will be broadcast live from 8 PM on the 28th through terrestrial and cable broadcasting on TV CHOSUN and tvN, and can also be watched through the digital OTT platform Coupang Play.