'Road to Paris'. Hwang Sun-Hong embarks on a great challenge.
South Korea's Olympic football team, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, has named its starting lineup for the final qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the first Group B match of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup Qatar U-23 Championship against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar on Sunday (June 17).
South Korea will start with goalkeeper Kim Jung-hoon in goal, followed by Cho Hyun-taek, Hwang Jae-won, Seo Myung-kwan, Byun Jun-soo, Hong Si-hoo, Lee Kang-hee, Ahn Jae-joon, Baek Sang-hoon, Kang Sang-yoon, and Um Ji-sung.
The UAE will start with Tauheed in goal, followed by Al Tenayi, Al Hamadi, Al Mansouri, Al Bedwawi, Al Bloushi, Hamad, Al Balushi, Bader, Adil, and Sultan.
South Korea are not at full strength ahead of the tournament. Of the European quartet, all but Kim Min-woo, Yang Hyun-joon, Kim Ji-soo, and Bae Jun-ho have not been called 안전놀이터 up from their respective clubs.
But the goal is the same. South Korea will try to become the first country in the world to qualify for 10 consecutive Olympic Games. They are the only hope in a world where major ball sports are on the brink of extinction.
The UAE is a relatively familiar opponent. They are led by Marcelo Broli, who visited South Korea last March as Uruguay's interim coach, and have faced the UAE three times under Hwang Sun-hong.
In the two matches played in November 2022, they went 1-1-1. They lost the first meeting 1-2, but then won 2-0. In March 2023, they won 3-0. Hong Shihu was a multi-goaler that time, while Ahn Jae-joon also found the back of the net.
They are a must-win team. South Korea will play China and Japan before facing the UAE. The final match against Japan will be the deciding match for first and second place.
It's a win-or-go-home game for Korea, and it's a win-or-go-home game for Japan.
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