[Official] Before the 3rd World Cup, Kim Seung-gyu extends his 'six-month' contract with FC Tokyo

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Kim Seung-gyu (36), who is likely to join the final entry of the 2026 FIFA North American World Cup, has extended his contract with his team FC Tokyo.

The Tokyo club officially announced on the club's official website on the 4th that it has agreed to renew the contract with Kim Seung-gyu during the 100-year J1 League Planned League.

The J-League will start the season in the fall this year and change to the autumn season, when the season ends the following spring, and a special league (100 years old league) will be implemented to fill the gap between the 2025 season, which ended last winter, and the 2026-2027 season, which begins this fall.

Kim Seung-gyu will first maintain his performance by playing a special league by renewing his contract with his team for a short period of six months, and then play in the World Cup in Mexico, the United States and Canada in June this year.

Kim Seung-gyu, who was out of the lineup due to an injury, returned to the national team after nine months after being called by head coach Hong Myung-bo in an away match between the U.S. and Mexico in September last year, and is fiercely competing with Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan HD) as the main goalkeeper of the national team.

If there are no unexpected variables such as injuries, Kim Seung-gyu will play in his third World Cup through North American World Cup at the call of coach Hong Myung-bo. He was a backup to Cho Hyun-woo at the 2018 FIFA Russia World Cup, but he played as the main goalkeeper at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

After extending his contract, Kim Seung-gyu said through the club, "I'm really happy to be able to play for a great team called FC Tokyo again in the 2026 season," adding, "I'll do my best to give him a chance to return after the injury and repay the club for allowing him to play so far with the result of winning."

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