"We've changed 8 players." The roster for the match against South Korea and Austria is announced... Starting Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in, Maintaining Three Backs

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The lineup for the South Korean national soccer team to play in the warm-up match against Austria has been unveiled.

The men's national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play an A-match warm-up match against Austria at 3:45 a.m. on the 1st (Korea Standard Time) at Ernst Havel Stadium in Vienna, Austria.

Hong Myung-bo Team, which suffered a 0-4 defeat by Ivory Coast in a match held in Miltonkins, England, on the 28th of last month, only changed its composition with its tactics maintained at the time.

On this day, Korea will operate a 3-4-2-1 model with Lee Jae-sung (Mainz) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) on the left and right sides, centering on Son Heung-min (LAFC).

Kim Jin-kyu (Jeonbuk Hyundai) and Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City) will be in the midfield, while Lee Tae-seok (Austria Vienna) and Seol Young-woo (Trvena Zvezda) will stand on both sides.

The three-back will be built by Kim Joo-sung (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) and Lee Han-beom (Mit Willan). Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo) will protect the goal.

Compared to the last Ivory Coast match, all eight seats have changed except for Kim Jin-kyu, Seol Young-woo and Kim Min-jae. Seol Young-woo will also stand on the left side of the match against Ivory Coast, this time on the right side.

As of January, Korea ranked 22nd and Austria 24th, which are two spots apart. This is the first face-to-face confrontation ever.

However, in the first warm-up match in March, South Korea was defeated by Ivory Coast, while Austria defeated Ghana 5-1.

Austria, in particular, will also challenge the record of 13 consecutive home games unbeaten through the against South Korea / vs. Korea on the day. Austria had nine wins and three draws at home before the against South Korea / vs. Korea.

This warm-up match is the last match before the announcement of the final entry for the 2026 FIFA 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup.

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