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Los Angeles FC forward Son Heung-min sprints during the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals against Deportivo Toluca at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on April 29. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Son Heung-min to lead Korea's 2026 World Cup squad as roster announced

Los Angeles FC forward Son Heung-min will lead Korea at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae and Feyenoord midfielder Hwang In-beom alongside fellow regular picks and other veterans.

2026.5.16

Lee Kang-in of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in action during the French Ligue 1 football match between PSG and FC Lorient in Paris on May 2. [EPA/YONHAP]

PSG's Lee benched in game against Bayern but still in winning to become 1st Korean with multiple UEFA Champions titles

Korean international Lee Kang-in watched from the bench as his Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) held off countryman Kim Min-jae and Bayern Munich for a second consecutive trip to the UEFA Champions League final.

2026.5.7

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Korean footballer Kim Min-jae goes for the ball during the Asian Cup Group E soccer match between Korea and Malaysia at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, on Jan. 25, 2024. [AP PHOTO/YONHAP]

Kim Min-jae wins 2nd straight Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich

Korean international footballer Kim Min-jae has clinched his second straight Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich.

2026.4.20

Bayern's players pose for photographers before the start of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal second-leg football match against Real Madrid in Munich on April 15. [AP/YONHAP]

Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid to set up Champions League semifinal Korean derby

Bayern Munich survived a seven-goal thriller against Real Madrid to reach the UEFA Champions League semifinals, setting up a possible on-field meeting between Kim Min-jae and Paris Saint-Germain’s Lee Kang-in.

2026.4.16

Kim Min-jae of Bayern Munich, left, celebrates scoring a goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Cologne and Bayern Munich, in Cologne, Germany, Jan. 14. [EPA/YONHAP]

Kim Min-jae scores winner, plays 'monster' defense in Bayern Munich's 3-1 win over FC Cologne

Bayern Munich center-back Kim Min-jae, 30, led his team to victory with his first goal of the season and a rock-solid defensive performance.

2026.1.15

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Bayern Munich’s Kim Min-jae, left, battles for the ball with Stuttgart’s Bilal El Khannous during a Bundesliga match at MHP Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, on Dec. 6.

2025.12.7

Kim Min-jae strikes a pose after winning the final at the 2025 Uiseong Cheonhajangsa Ssireum Festival in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang, on Nov. 29. [YONHAP]

Ssireum athlete Kim Min-jae shows off versatility to win 3rd Cheonhajangsa title

Kim Min-jae showcased his force as Korea’s dominant heavyweight in ssireum (Korean traditional wrestling) once again after beating veteran Kim Jin 3-0 in the Uiseong Cheonhajangsa Ssireum Festival final on Saturday.

2025.11.30

The Taeguki is raised during the Korean national anthem at Seoul World Cup stadium in western Seoul on Nov. 18. [YONHAP]

Korea beat Ghana 1-0 to bring curtain down on 2025 — as it happened

It's close to freezing in Seoul as Korea take on Ghana. Has Son Heung-min gone soft under the California sun? Can Lee Kang-in finally make it work? Has Kim Min-jae brought the monster? For all that and more, join us here for live updates.

2025.11.18

Korean men's national football team manager Hong Myung-bo stands on the touchline before a friendly match between Korea and Paraguay at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Oct. 14. [KIM JUNG-HUN]

Hong has last chance of year to test Taeguk Warriors players, tactics with November friendlies

The Korean national football team will play its final two friendlies of the year in November, facing Bolivia in Daejeon on Nov. 14 and Ghana in Seoul on Nov. 18. The next international window will not come until March 2026.

2025.10.31

Philipp Sander of Moenchengladbach, left, in action against Kim Min-jae of Munich, center, during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and FC Bayern Munich in Moenchengladbach, Germany on Oct. 25 [EPA/YONHAP]

Bayern's Kim Min-jae leads team to win over Gladbach's Jens Castrop

Korean defender Kim Min-jae of Bayern Munich came out on top in a rare “Korean derby” in the Bundesliga, leading his team to a win over Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Jens Castrop.

2025.10.26