Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in after the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup semifinal match between Jordan and Korea held at Al-Rayyan Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Qatar on February 6 (local time).

Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo repeatedly argued that Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) should not be selected for the national soccer team convened in March.

On the 10th, a day before the announcement of the National Team A list, Mayor Hong was asked on the communication channel 'Youth's Dream' whether to select Lee Kang-in, who caused the table tennis scandal, and he firmly said, "It is not possible."

For that reason, he repeated his previous claim that “Lee Kang-in’s personality is unsuitable for team sports.”

Mayor Hong harshly reprimanded Lee Kang-in, saying, “Whether it is politics or soccer, those with bad character should be kicked out,” after it was revealed that Lee Kang-in clashed with captain Son Heung-min ahead of the Asian Cup semifinals against Jordan, showing signs of discomfort. .

Coach Hwang Seon-hong, who temporarily took the helm of the A team along with the Olympic team, is scheduled to announce the call-up list for the A team and the Olympic team at the soccer center in Jongno-gu, Seoul at 11 am on the 11th.

The A team selected this time will participate in the 2nd round Asian qualifier for the North and Central America World Cup against Thailand on the 21st and 26th.

Although Lee Kang-in rushed to London, England to apologize to Son Heung-min and Son Heung-min even asked him to 'look kindly on our Kang-in', there is still a lot of negative public opinion about Lee Kang-in.

Coach Hwang Seon-hong is also giving final consideration to fans' public opinion and team atmosphere. 19가이드03