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SEOUL, November 3 (AJP) - South Korea will have this year's final friendlies with Bolivia and Ghana later this month.
The Korea Football Association on Monday unveiled the roster for the national team ahead of upcoming matches against Bolivia in Daejeon on Nov. 14 and Ghana in Seoul on Nov. 18.
The roster includes regular call-ups who play for overseas clubs such as Son Heung-min of Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer (MLS), Lee Jae-sung and Kim Min-jae of Bundesliga clubs Mainz 05 and Bayern Munich, and Lee Kang-in of Paris Saint-Germain
Among the notable inclusions is striker Cho Gue-sung of Danish Superliga club Midtjylland, who is returning about 20 months after his last appearance in March 2024 due to knee surgery and related complications.
Head coach Hong Myung-bo, who recently met him in Denmark, said, "The coaching staff assessed his condition several times and concluded he is fit for the matches."
Yang Min-hyeok, a forward for Portsmouth on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, is rejoining the national team after eight months, while Kwon Hyuk-kyu of FC Nantes earned his first call-up under Hong's leadership.
The squad will gather next week to prepare for the matches at a new facility for national football players in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, marking the first time it will be used since opening last month.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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