'Even without Lee Seung-woo,' Kim Min-su, Park Tae-jun, Kim Geon-hee and others are suddenly selected... 'First voyage' Moreno's ship selects 30 players for the first squad [Cheonan field]

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The first squad list of Robert Moreno (49), who has newly taken charge of the South Korean national football team, has been released. The sudden selections of Kim Geon-hee, Park Tae-jun, and Kim Min-su have drawn attention.

Coach Moreno held a press conference on the afternoon of the 14th at Cheonan Korea Football Park in South Chungcheong Province to announce the national team roster for the September-October A-match series (six consecutive matches) and to mark his appointment.

Among the 30th players selected for 'Moreno's first squad,' there were three surprise picks. Kim Geon-hee, Park Tae-jun, and Kim Min-su enjoyed their first-ever selection, while Gu Seong-yun, Jung Seung-won, and Choi Jun, all players from K League 1's FC Seoul, were also selected after a long absence. Meanwhile, Lee Seung-woo, who had attracted significant attention, was excluded from the roster.

Coach Moreno's team will play its debut match against Ecuador at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 24th, followed by a match against Uruguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 28th. They will then face Venezuela at Ulsan Munsu Stadium on October 2 and Uzbekistan at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 6th.

Moreno, who hails from Spain, was appointed as the interim head coach of the South Korean men's national football team following an unprecedented public recruitment process after the team failed to advance from the group stage of the 2026 North American World Cup. With a distinguished career including roles as senior coach for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team, he becomes the first Spanish coach in South Korean football history and will lead the team through six A-matches until November. His tenure may be extended to include next year's Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia depending on future evaluations.

▶ Goalkeepers: Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan HD FC), Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo), Song Beom-geun (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Gu Seong-yun (FC Seoul)

▶ Defenders: Seol Young-woo (FC Augsburg), Choi Jun (FC Seoul), Kim Tae-hyun (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Lee Han-beom (Club Brugge KV), Jo Wi-je (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Kim Geon-hee (Incheon United), Kim Min-jae (FC Bayern Munich), Kim Tae-hyun (Kashima Antlers), Cho Hyun-taek (Ulsan HD FC), Lee Tae-seok (FK Austria Wien)

▶ Midfielders: Park Jin-seop (Zhejiang FC), Kim Bong-soo (Daejeon Hana Citizen), Hwang In-beom (FC Porto), Lee Jae-sung (FSV Mainz 05), Park Tae-jun (Kim Cheon (SVP) FC), Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City FC), Lee Kang-in (Atlético Madrid), Jung Seung-won (FC Seoul), Kim Min-su (Rangers FC), Song Min-gyu (CD Nacional), Hwang Hee-chan (FC Schalke 04)

▶ Forwards: Son Heung-min (LAFC), Lee Dong-gyeong (Ulsan HD FC), Oh Hyun-kyu (Beşiktaş JK), Cho Gue-sung (FC Midtjylland), Oh Se-hoon (Shimizu S-Pulse)

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