Hankooki - The entry list for the South Korean Olympic football team was released on Friday, with 18 players being named for the last game of the Athens Olympic qualification round against Iran on Wednesday at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul. Kim Ho-kon's squad, who have already secured a berth for this summer's tournament, look to make the finishing touches with a sweep all six matches after beating out China, Iran, and Malaysia. No big changes were made from previous entries, but Park Ji-sung of Dutch side PSV Eindhoven was excluded, meaning the team will be made up completely of domestic league players. Lim You-hwan and Park Kyu-seon of the Chonbuk Motors and Oh Seung-bum of the Songnam Chonma were also left out since their teams have AFC Champions League matches on Tuesday and Wedneday, while midfielder Kim Chi-woo of Incheon United was newly enlisted. The members for the upcoming match will be called to the National Football Center in Paju, Kyonggi Province, after they finish their K-League matches this weekend. Entry List Goalkeeper: Kim Young-kwang (Chunnam), Park Dong-suk (Seoul) Defenders: Cho Byung-kuk (Suwon), Park Yong-ho, Kim Chi-kon, Lee Jung-youl (Seoul) Midfielders: Kim Jung-woo, Chun Jae-woon (Ulsan), Kim Du-hyun, Kwon Jip (Suwon), Kim Dong-jin, Choi Won-kwon (Seoul), Choi Tae-uk, Kim Chi-woo (Incheon) Forwards: Cho Jae-jin, Kim Dong-hyun (Suwon), Choi Sung-kuk, Kim Jin-ryong (Ulsan) |
Korea Team Set for Final Qualifier
- Persianleague
- - May 08, 2004
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