On May 24th, with the unveiling of Korea's latest training list, Shandong Taishan's foreign player Sun Junho was listed. The news implies that Son will miss the 6th and 7th rounds of the Chinese Super League (CSL), when Shandong Taishan will face Guangzhou City and Cangzhou Lions respectively.
South Korea is about to take the plunge into the 40-team tournament, with North Korea's withdrawal leaving the South Koreans with three matches against Turkmenistan, Sri Lanka and Lebanon. The first match will be played on June 5 against Turkmenistan. Currently, South Korea is in second place in Group H with a one-point deficit, having played one game less.
In mid-June, the 40-team tournament will come to an end, and so will the isolation of players such as Sun Junho, who will then miss two rounds of the Chinese Super League.
The Korea national team training squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-kyu (Kashiwa Reysol/Japan), Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim Jin-hyun (Osaka Cherry Blossoms/Japan), Goh Sung-yun (Geumcheon Sangmu)
Defenders: Kim Young-Gwon (Gamba Osaka/Japan), Kim Min-Ja (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-Dee (Suwon Samsung)
Forward: Jung Woo-young (SAD/Qatar), Son Jun-ho (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-Suke (Bordeaux/France), Kim Shin-Wook (Shanghai Shenhua/China), Jung Heung-Bin (Suwon Samsung)
