'No Radical Rotation' Lee Min-seong's Squad Announces Starting Lineup for Saudi Match... Yang Min-hyeok and Lee Hyun-joo to Start [Nagoya On-site]

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The starting lineup for Lee Min-seong's squad in the final group stage match of the men's football tournament at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) Asian Games has been revealed.

Led by head coach Lee Min-seong, South Korea will face Saudi Arabia in the second Group D match of the tournament at Mizho Park Rugby Stadium in Nagoya, Japan, on the afternoon of the 22nd at 7 p.m.

Unlike Groups A through C, which each have four teams, Group D consists of only three teams, with the top two advancing to the quarterfinals. South Korea had already secured a spot in the quarterfinals by defeating Qatar 4-1 in their first match.

Saudi Arabia also confirmed their advancement to the quarterfinals after beating Qatar 2-0, setting up this head-to-head clash between the two teams. The outcome of this match will determine only the final group stage standings for both sides.

The winner of Group D will face the second-place team from Group C (Vietnam), while the runner-up will play against the first-place team from Group C (Uzbekistan). South Korea can maintain its top position in Group D with just a draw.

Although their quarterfinal berth is already secured, head coach Lee Min-seong opts to retain most of the starting lineup used in the previous match against Qatar rather than implementing radical rotation.

Kim Myeong-jun (KRC Genk) leads the attack up front, supported by Eom Ji-sung (Swansea City), Lee Hyun-joo (FC Arouca), and Yang Min-hyeok (KVC Westerlo) in the second line, forming a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Wild card (over 24 years old) and captain Lee Gi-hyuk will operate in midfield alongside Lee Seung-won (both from Gangwon FC). The defensive lineup includes Bae Hyeon-seo (Gyeongnam FC), Kim Ji-soo (Brentford), Shin Min-ha (Gangwon), and Choi Seok-hyun (Ulsan HD), while Kim Jun-hong (Suwon Samsung) will guard the goal.

Compared to the lineup against Qatar, the only change is that Lee Hyun-joo and Yang Min-hyeok have replaced Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City) and Yang Hyeon-jun (Celtic FC) in the second line as starters.

Lee Young-jun (Grasshopper), who joined the squad the previous day due to his club's schedule, and others will remain on the bench.

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