A total of four new faces joined the soccer team led by Paulo Bentu, including Cho Young-wook of Seoul and Han Seung-gyu of Ulsan.

The Korean Football Association announced 23 early players to the Asian Cup.

Cho Young-wook, who has been in the national team for 20 years or younger, has named his first adult team for the first time.

Han Seung-gyu, who won the K-League Young Player Award this season, also embarked on the adult team for the first time after suffering the final elimination of the Jakarta Asian Games.

In addition, Jeonbuk midfielder Jang Yoon-ho and Suwon midfielder Kim Jun-hyeong joined the team for the first time in 1996.

The early rounds are aimed at players who play in the Asian stage, such as the domestic professional soccer K-League, Japan J-League, and China Super League.

Europe and the Middle East will be included in the final list.

The remaining players' faces are similar to the previous ones.

Gamba Osaka striker Hwang No-Joo joined the team without hesitation, and K-League two scorers Wang Najeong, Pohang Kim Seung Dae and Incheon Munseon Min attacked the line.

He was also included in the call list for Daejeon who was unable to play in the K-League up and down playoffs due to injury.

Kim Jin - soo, who returned from injury, joined the national team in about nine months after his injury in March.

The national team will convene in Ulsan on the 11th and digest domestic battery training.

After finishing the final 23 entries, they will leave for the UAE where the Asian Cup will be held on the 22nd.

◇ Soccer Team Early Decision List (December)

▲ GK = Kim Seung-gyu (Vissel Kobe), Kim Jin-hyun (Cerezo Osaka), Cho Hyun-woo (Daegu FC)

▲ DF = Kim Min-jae, Yong-Jin Kim, Jin-Su Kim, Young-Kwon Kwang (Guangzhou), Kwon Kyung Won (Tianjin), Park Ji-

▲ MF = Hwang In-Beom (Daejeon), Joo Sejong (Asan), Lee Jin-hyun (Pohang), Han Seung-gyu (Ulsan)

▲ FW = Hwang no Jo (Gamba Osaka), Moon Sun-min (Incheon), Kim Seung-dae (Pohang), Na Sang Ho (Gwangju)

(Yonhap News / Photo = Yonhap News)