'Song Min-gyu, Jung Seung-won, Cho Hyun-taek Boldly Selected' Moreno Debut Lineup Confirmed... Lee Kang-in and Hwang In-beom Omitted [Suwon Field]

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The first lineup for the South Korean national football team, marking a fresh start under Robert Moreno, has been announced.

The Republic of Korea national football team will face Ecuador in an Hana Bank Invitational Friendly Match at 8 p.m. on the 24th at Suwon World Cup Stadium.

This match against Ecuador marks the debut game for Moreno, the first-ever Spanish-born head coach of the South Korean national team.

As he pledged upon taking office, Coach Moreno will deploy a 4-4-2 formation. The front two will be captain Son Heung-min (LAFC) and Oh Hyeon-gyu (Besiktas).

On the left and right flanks of the midfield, Song Min-gyu (CD Nacional) and Jung Seung-won (FC Seoul) will be positioned. In central midfield, Park Jin-seop (Zhejiang FC) and Lee Jae-sung (Mainz) will play together.

The back four defense line consists of Cho Hyun-taek (Ulsan HD), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Lee Han-beom (Club Brugge), and Seol Young-woo (Augsburg). The goal will be guarded by veteran goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu (FC Tokyo).

Lee Kang-in (Atletico Madrid), Gu Seong-yun (Seoul), Hwang In-beom (FC Porto), and Cho Gue-sung (Midtjylland) were omitted from the roster.

Coach Moreno stated at an official press conference held the previous day at Cheonan Football Center, "Although we did not have much preparation time, I hope the philosophy and concept we developed through training will be realized on the field. It is important to find a balance between existing key players and new faces, and we will continue to improve the team by observing actual matches."

Captain Son Heung-min, who leads the national team, also expressed his determination. Son said, "Under the new coach's system, everything may not be perfect, but I will do my best on the field. It is ultimately up to the players to win back the hearts of fans who were disappointed by our poor World Cup performance. We will repay them with passionate and earnest play on the field."

Starting with the match against Ecuador, the national team will proceed with a four-match A-international series: Uruguay (Seoul) on the 28th, Venezuela (Ulsan) on October 2nd, and Uzbekistan (Yongin) on the 6th.

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