The 23 players who will represent Korea in the World Cup in Germany have been decided. Korean national football team manager Dick Advocaat announced the lineup at Grand Hilton in Seoul on Thursday afternoon.
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Dick Advocaat, manager of the national football team, announces his squad for the 2006 Germany World Cup, at a news conference in Seoul on Thursday./Yonhap
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The forwards camp, which had drawn a lot of speculation, will be made up of Ahn Jung-hwan, Park Chu-young, Lee Chun-soo, Seol Ki-hyeon, Cho Jae-jin, and Chung Kyung-ho. In the formation Advocaat seems to be particularly fond of -- four defenders, three midfielders, three strikers, -- the center position will go to Ahn Jung-hwan and Cho Jae-jin, left will be covered by Park Chu-young and Seol Ki-hyeon, while Lee Chun-soo and Chung Kyung-ho will be at right. Striker-type midfielders Park Ji-sung and Kim Do-heon will be backed up by defensive-type midfielders Lee Eul-young, Lee Ho, Kim Nam-il and Baek Ji-hoon.
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The official World Cup ball Teamgeist sits amid the four flags of Group G in front of the banner of the Red Devils, the Korean national football team¡¯s fan club, in readiness for kickoff in Germany next month.
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In the defensive camp, which is at the heart of the 4-3-3 configuration, the left and right wingbacks will alternate between defensive and offensive camps, whose role will be taken by Lee Young-pyo, Cho Won-hee, Kim Dong-jin and Song Chong-gug. Kim Sang-shik, Kim Young-chul, Choi Jin-cheul and Kim Jin-kyu have been selected as the center defenders. Goal will be tended by Lee Won-jae, Kim Young-kwang and Kim Yong-dae. Also to accompany the team as standbys are Cha Du-ri, Kim Byung-ji, You Kyoung-youl, Kim Jung-woo and Jang Hack-young.
After the first training of the entire lineup on May 15, the national team is scheduled for two trial games with Senegal and Bosnia-Herzegovina on May 23 and 26 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. On June 2 and 4, they will play friendlies against Norway and Ghana. The ¡°Taeguk Warriors¡± will start the World Cup in earnest with a game against Togo on June 13.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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