Kim Joo-sung's competitiveness as a center back, and FC Seoul Connection... "I can't believe I played for the national team with Han Beom-Tae-Seok!"
Kim Joo-sung's competitiveness as a center back, and FC Seoul Connection... "I can't believe I played for the national team with Han Beom-Tae-Seok!"
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Kim Joo-sung, who played in the national team for the first time in a long time while "FC Seoul Connection" was in operation, showed solid competitiveness.
Led by coach Hong Myung-bo, the Korean national soccer team won a landslide 4-0 victory over Kuwait in the 10th Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. held at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on Sunday. 41,911 people visited the stadium.
Kim Joo-sung started. Kim Joo-sung is a center back raised by Seoul and joined the first team in 2019 after playing for the Seoul Youth. He gradually established his starting position and was called the future of Seoul's defense as he worked with Osmar and others. Even after returning from the military at Gimcheon Sangmu, he was hired. He worked with Osmar again. He received high praise for his specialty as a left-footed center back.
Since Coach Kim Ki-dong's arrival, he has improved further and displayed perfect harmony with Yazan in Seoul, displaying the best defense capability. He continued to be selected as a member of the national team, but ended up playing in one East Asian Football Confederation (EAFF) E-1 Championship match in 2022 and one friendly match against Vietnam in 2023. He also joined the list of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup, but was excluded from the list of all matches.
He was selected last October after Hong Myung-bo took the helm. However, he failed to play. Kim finally started, playing an A-match game for the first time in two years. He played with Lee Han-bum and Lee Tae-seok from Seoul at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, which he is familiar with. Kim showed stable performance, contributing to his landslide 4-0 victory.
Kim Joo-sung said, "It's my third A-match, and I was very nervous in the first A-match game. I prepared a lot on my own, but I felt so good to win without losing a point."
Regarding the long wait, he said, "The national team has many players who are skillfully prepared. They played for the team because they were better prepared than me. So I accepted it well. I focused on the preparation as I thought that only when I have competitive edge, whether it be during training or when I return to my team to play."
It was good for Kim to have his first starting match at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, his home ground. 토토사이트 "I felt pressure before the match, but I felt comfortable playing in my home stadium. I don't think I'm good enough, but I think I got off to a good start," Kim said. If I go back and do my part well, I think I'll have a chance," he said.
Kim said, "I took the initiative. I prepared a lot for counterattacks and didn't lose a point in the first half, so I felt more comfortable playing."
Lee Han-beom and Lee Tae-seok played together, forming the old Seoul lines. It was a special experience for Kim Joo-sung as well. "When all three of us are together in Seoul, I thought it would be nice to play in the national team together as a joke. I'm so glad that it came true, and I hope we can continue playing together next time," Kim said.