Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in both included in final Korean World Cup squad

Korea national team head coach Paulo Bento answers questions during press conference in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul on Saturday. [NEWS1]

 
Korean national team head coach Paulo Bento called up his squad for four upcoming Qatar World Cup on Saturday. 
 
The four goalkeeper spots all went to familiar faces: Kim Seung-gyu of Al-Shabab, Song Bum-keun of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Jo Hyeon-woo of Ulsan Hyundai.  
 
Bento called up nine defenders — Kim Min-jae of Napoli, Kwon Young-gwon of Japanese club Gamba Osaka, Kim Young-kwon of Ulsan Hyundai, Cho Yu-min of K League 2 club Daejeon Hana Citizen, Kim Moon-hwan of Jeonbuk, Kim Jin-su of Jeonbuk, Kim Tae-hwan of Ulsan, Yoon Jong-kyu of FC Seoul and Hong Chul of Ulsan.  
 
In midfield, international stars Lee Kang-in of RCD Mallorca, Lee Jae-sung of Mainz, Son Jun-ho of Shandong, Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur, Hwang Hee-chan of Wolverhampton Wanderers, Jung Woo-young of Al-Sadd and Jeong Woo-yeong of SC Freiburg are joined by Paik Seung-ho, Song Min-kyu of Jeonbuk, Hwang In-beom and Na Sang-ho of FC Seoul and Kwon Chang-hoon of Sangmu.  
 
The three forwards are Hwang Ui-jo Olympiacos and Cho Gue-sung of Jeonbuk Hyundai.  
 
Korea will play their first game against Uruguay on Nov. 24.  

BY YUN SO-HYANG [yun.sohyang@joongang.co.kr]