[Official] Hwang In-beom will be excluded from the national team list in March... diagnosis of ankle ligament injury

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Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord), a key member of the Korean national soccer team's midfield, was excluded from the national soccer team's list in March.

The Korea Football Association said on the 19th, "Hwang In-beom was diagnosed with ligament damage in his right ankle and decided to exclude him from the call-up to protect the player," adding, "There is no selection of alternative players."

As a result, Hwang In-beom has been injured three times out of the four recent calls to the national soccer team following September and November last year.

Earlier on the 16th, Hwang In-beom played in the 27th round of the Netherlands' Eredivisie against Excelsior in 2025-2026 at Stadion Feyenoord in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and collapsed after stepping on the back of his right foot during the ball competition.

Hwang In-beom, who complained of great pain, eventually left the stadium with the help of the medical team without putting his injured foot on it.

In the afternoon of the day, coach Hong Myung-bo announced the list of the national soccer team in March and said he would make a final decision after checking his physical condition, including Hwang In-beom, but was eventually removed from the national team list due to an ankle ligament injury.

Instead, head coach Hong decided not to substitute for Hwang's injury because he initially set up a national team list of 27 players instead of 26 players in consideration of the possibility of Hwang's departure.

Meanwhile, Hong Myung-bo Team will depart for London, England via Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 23rd. Only players playing in the K-League and the Chinese Super League, coach Hong Myung-bo and coaches will leave the country on the same day, and overseas league players will join from London.

Hong Myung-bo Team will play a neutral warm-up match in Ivory Coast and London, England, at 11 p.m. on the 28th in Korean time, and then an away warm-up match with Austria at 3:45 a.m. on the 1st of next month.

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