Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in, and Kim Min-jae, the 'South Korean soccer Korea leader,' were selected as the 'United Best 11' in Group A of the World Cup.

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The 'Unified Best 11', consisting of national team players from Group A of the 2026 FIFA 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup finals, was unveiled. Son Heung-min (LAFC), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), the so-called "three leaders" representing Korean soccer, were named "without unexpected changes."

South American media Ole selected and announced the best 11 integrated groups for the 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup finals on the 7th (Korea Standard Time). Three Korean, Mexican, and Czech Republic players, and two South African players filled the top 11 spots.

Currently, all three overseas players representing Korean soccer have been selected. Son Heung-min is a 4-2-3-1 left-side striker and Lee Kang-in is a central attacking midfielder. Kim Min-jae was responsible for one spot at center back.

In Mexico, Raul Jimenez (Fullum) was selected as the front-line striker, while midfielder Alvaro Fidalgo (Real Betis) and center back Joan Vazquez (Genoa) were listed. All of them play in the European big leagues.

The Czech Republic, which last joined Group A after the European playoffs, had flanker Radislav Krejic (Wolverhampton), midfielder Tomasz Soucek (West Ham United), and goalkeeper Mattei Kovarsi (PSV Eindhoven) in Group A best 11, respectively.

Two players were also selected in South Africa, which is considered the weakest team in Group A. Percy Tau, who currently plays for Vietnam's Tepsi Namdin, drew attention in the right winger's seat. Tau is a player who once played for Brighton & Hove Albion (England) and clubs Bruges and Anderlecht. Vongokule Longwayne (Minnesota United) was also located at right-back.

Meanwhile, South Korea, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will face the Czech Republic at 11 a.m. on June 12, Mexico at 10 a.m. on the 19th, and South Africa at the same time on the 25th. All three group matches will be played in Mexico. As of April, Korea ranked 25th, the second highest in Group A after Mexico (15th). The Czech Republic is 41st and South Africa is 60th.

The tournament, in which four teams are divided into 12 groups, will be divided into the first and second places in each group, and the top four teams with good performance among the third places in the 12 groups will determine the winning team through the round of 32 tournaments. Hong Myung-bo Team, which suffered consecutive losses to Ivory Coast (0-4) and Austria (0-1) during the A-match period in March, will move to the U.S. pre-camp site after the announcement of the final entry for the World Cup around the third week of May, then play one or two warm-up matches in the U.S. and head to Mexico, the "final site."

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