South Korea lineup vs. Czech Republic: Predicted XI for World Cup 2026 Group A clash as Son fights for place up front

Starting their Group A campaign at World Cup 2026 with a crippled against the Czech Republic successful Guadalajara, South Korea will people sanction their strongest lineup connected Thursday.

Head manager Hong Myung-bo - acceptable to negociate his federation astatine a 2nd planetary finals - has a large telephone to marque successful attack, wherever a Korean icon bears the value of immense expectation.

Just 2 goals abbreviated of levelling the country's all-time scoring record, captain Son Heung-min could commencement up front, having posted an awesome 14 extremity involvements successful AFC qualifying, but helium whitethorn beryllium asked to play a enactment relation instead.

Ex-Celtic striker Oh Hyeon-gyu has excelled with Besiktas and offers a much accepted carnal beingness done the centre; an outsider to start, Cho Gue-sung led the enactment successful South Korea's last warm-up friendly.

There are respective contenders to proviso a lone frontman, with Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Jae-sung and Lee Kang-in astir apt starring the way.

Ulsan HD's Lee Dong-gyeong did his prospects nary harm by scoring a superb free-kick successful past week's 1-0 triumph implicit El Salvador, but helium whitethorn person to marque bash with a spot connected the bench.

As ever, Bayern Munich centre-back Kim Min-jae will clasp unneurotic a three-man defence, portion it remains to beryllium seen whether Germany-born inferior antheral Jens Castrop tin unit his mode successful astatine wing-back oregon cardinal midfield.

South Korea imaginable starting lineup: Kim Seung-gyu; Lee Gi-hyuk, Kim Min-jae, Lee Han-beom; Seol Young-woo, Hwang In-beom, Paik Seung-ho, Lee Tae-seok; Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Jae-sung; Son Heung-min

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