Lee Kang-in Joins National Soccer Team… Son Heung-min Plays Against Thailand
Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), who caused controversy over the so-called ‘table tennis gate’, has been selected for the national team and will appear in the international match in March.
On the morning of the 11th, interim coach of the national soccer team Hwang Sun-hong included Lee Kang-in when announcing the national team roster for the March A-match against Thailand in a two-game series of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round match against Thailand at the Soccer Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul. 카지노사이트
Lee Kang-in, who is highly anticipated as the ‘next-generation ace’ of Korean soccer, had a physical clash with ‘captain’ Son Heung-min (Tottenham) at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup held earlier this year and had a ‘bottom-up’ incident.
It became known and was put on the chopping block.
Therefore, there were many voices saying that Lee Kang-in should not be selected for this international match, even to provide time for self-reflection, but Coach Hwang chose Lee Kang-in.
Coach Hwang appears to have given points to Lee Kang-in for his consistent performance with his team even after the table tennis scandal.
Lee Kang-in assisted Kylian Mbappe’s additional goal against Real Sociedad (Spain) in the second leg of the round of 16 of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League (UCL) held on the 6th to help Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) score 2-1. Even after the controversy, he contributed to the victory and showed unwavering skills.
Director Hwang said, “I sympathize with the negative public opinion,” but added, “I don’t think this problem will be resolved just by calling it next time (not this time).”
He added, “I communicated with the two players.
If (this conflict) is resolved quickly, (the team) can become stronger.
The best way to resolve what happened on the field is on the field.”
