[an official announcement] Women's national team confirmed 'business seat support' and announced the list of Shin Sang-woo's Asian Cup... "Including Ji So-yeon, Casey, and Jeon Yoo-kyung."

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The Korea Football Association has confirmed the final list of Shin Sang-woo, who will play in the 2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup, which will open in Australia in March, and has taken a full-fledged step toward advancing to the World Cup finals.

According to a press release by the Korea Football Association on the 10th, 26 members of the women's national soccer team led by head coach Shin Sang-woo have been announced to participate in the Asian Cup. This tournament is an important stage with six tickets to the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup finals.

Veteran players who have been at the center of the national team, such as Ji So-yeon, Kim Hye-ri (Suwon FC Women) and Jang Seul-ki (Gyeongju KHNP), were listed on the final list unchanged. In addition, a large number of resources showing off their best skills on the domestic stage, including Choi Yoo-jung (Hwacheon KSPO), the 2026 WK League Help King, Woo Seo-bin (Seoul City Hall), and Lee Min-hwa (Hwacheon KSPO), who were selected as the league's best 11, and Kim Min-ji (Seoul City Hall), joined.

A total of eight overseas players will join Kang Chae-rim (Montreal Rose FC), Choo Hyo-joo (Ota and Lapid FC), Casey Eugene Fair (Angel City FC), Minyoung Jung (Ota and Lapid FC), Shin Na-young (Brooklyn FC), Kim Shin-ji (Rangers WFC), Park Soo-jung (AC Milan) and Jeon Yu-kyung (MoldeFK) to reinforce their power.

Since taking office in October 2024, head coach Shin Sang-woo has begun a generational change by gaining hands-on experience against European and North American powerhouses. As a result, the average age of the national team, which was 28.9 years old during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, has been lowered to 26.4 years old based on this list. The old and new harmony, which won the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) in July last year for the first time in 20 years, deserves high expectations at this Asian Cup.

The national team will convene at Korea Football Park on the 15th to conduct training and then leave for Australia on the 19th. South Korea, which belongs to Group A, will play Iran in the first round on March 2, followed by the Philippines on March 5 and host Australia on March 8.

A total of 12 teams will participate in the Asian Cup in three groups, and the top two teams among the first, second, and third-place teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinals. A total of six teams will qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup finals in Brazil, including four teams that advanced to the semifinals and two teams that failed to qualify for the quarterfinals.

Meanwhile, starting this year, the association decided to provide business seats to all athletes for long-distance air travel for more than a certain period of time, including not only the World Cup finals, but also the AFC official tournament finals, Asian Games, and Olympic finals. The association plans to establish a sustainable support system and continue communication so that the team can perform at its best with pride in the Taegeuk mark.

GK: Kim Min-jung (Incheon Hyundai Steel), Ryu Ji-soo (Sejong Sports Toto), Woo Seo-bin (Seoul Metropolitan Government)

DF: Shin Na-young (Brooklyn FC, USA), Choo Hyo-joo (Otawa Lapid FC, Canada), Ko Yu-jin (Incheon Hyundai Steel), Kim Jin-hee, Jang Seul-ki (Gyeongju KHNP), Kim Hye-ri (Suwon FC Women), Noh Jin-young (Munkyung Sangmu), Lee Min-hwa (Hwacheon KSPO)

MF: Kang Chae-rim (Montreal Rose FC, Canada), Kim Shin-ji (Rangers WFC, Scotland), Park Soo-jung (AC Milan, Italy), Minyoung Jung (Otawa Lapid FC, Canada), Kim Min-ji (Seoul City Hall), Moon Eun-ju (Hwacheon KSPO), Park Hye-jeong (Incheon Hyundai Steel), Ji So-yeon, Choi Yuri (Suwon FC Women), Song Jae-eun, Lee Eun-young (Gangjin Women's Soccer Team)

FW: Casey Eugene Fair (Angel City FC, USA), Jeon Yu-kyung (MoldeFK, Norway), Son Hwa-yeon (Kangjin Women's Soccer Team), Choi Yoo-jeong (Hwacheon KSPO)

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