On May 24th in Beijing, the Korean national team unveiled the list of players for the new round of training. Among them, Shandong Taishan's Korean foreign aid Sun Junho is listed, this news directly indicates that Sun Junho will miss the 6th and 7th rounds of the Chinese Super League, when Shandong Taishan will face Guangzhou City and Cangzhou Lions respectively.
The South Korean national team is set for a challenging World Cup qualifying campaign, facing Turkmenistan, Sri Lanka and Lebanon in their upcoming matches due to North Korea's withdrawal from the tournament. According to the schedule, South Korea's first match will be on June 5 against Turkmenistan. Currently, South Korea is in second place in Group H by one point with one game less to play.
The World Cup qualifiers are expected to end in mid-June, when several internationals, including Sun Junho, will end their quarantine period, but they will also miss two rounds of the Chinese Super League.
Below is the training roster for the Korean national team:
Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-kyu (Kashiwa Reysol/Japan), Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim Jin-hyun (Osaka Cherry Blossoms/Japan), Goh Sung-yun (Geumcheon Sangmu)
Defender: Kim Young-Gwon (Gamba Osaka/Japan),
Minja Kim (Beijing Guoan/China)
Park Ji-soo (Suwon FC), Won Doo-jae (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim Young-bin (Gangwon FC), Lee Yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim Min-hwan (Los Angeles FC/USA), Hong Cheol (Ulsan Hyundai), Lee Ki-duk (Suwon Samsung)
Forward: Jung Woong (Saad/Qatar),
Sun Junhao (Shandong Taishan/China)
Nam Tae-hee (SAD/Qatar), Kwon Chang-hoon (Freiburg/Germany), Lee Jae-seong (Kiel/Germany), Roh Sang-ho (Seoul FC), Lee Dong-kyung (Ulsan Hyundai), Kang Sang-woo (POSCO), Song Min-kyu (POSCO)
Forwards: Son (Tottenham Hotspur/England), Hwang Hee Chan (Red Bull Leipzig/Germany), Hwang Yi-suk (Bordeaux/France),
Jin Xinyu (Shanghai Shenhua/China)
Jung Seung-bin (Suwon Samsung)
