"Son Heung-min excluded from starting lineup? That's when I went into shock." Jeon Hyun-moo, 'flustered' by World Cup starting LINE-up [The Boss Has Donkey Ears]

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Broadcaster Jeon Hyun-moo was shocked by the starting LINE-up for the 2026 FIFA North, Central America and Caribbean World Cup group stage match between "Republic of Korea vs. South Africa."

On the 5th episode of KBS 2TV's variety program "The Boss Has Donkey Ears," behind-the-scenes footage from Jeon Hyun-moo's broadcast site in Monterrey, Mexico, where he flew for the first World Cup relay was revealed.

That day, Lee Young-pyo muttered to himself while checking the starting LINE-up for the South Africa match before the broadcast, saying, "Why did they change the starters like this? Is this really the starting LINE-up?"

It turned out that Son Heung-min and Lee Jae-sung were excluded from the starting lineup, with attackers Hwang Hee-chan and Oh Hyun-kyu set to start as a striking duo.

Lee Young-pyo kept shaking his head as if he couldn't believe it or understand the tactical intention, repeatedly saying, "I can't believe this."

Jeon Hyun-moo, who was standing nearby, also confessed, "I think I went into shock too. There will be a lot of talk about Son Heung-min being excluded from the starting lineup."

Comedian Lee Kyung-kyu, who heard about the starting LINE-up at the same site, also expressed his anxiety, saying, "I'm worried."

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