Bae Jun-ho U20 World Cup best wing… Kang Sang-yoon CM 3rd place
Eight Koreans under coach Kim Eun-joong were recognized for their top-level skills in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The 4th place was possible not only because of teamwork, but also because of the individual abilities of the players and coaches.스포츠토토
Sports channel ‘ESPN Latin America’ and South American OTT service ST R+ jointly selected the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup position power rankings. As the tournament was held in Argentina, it is a settlement content that authoritative local media can plan.
Bae Jun-ho (Daejeon Hana Citizen) was selected as the best wing in this U-20 World Cup, both left and right wing. Kang Sang-yoon (Jeonbuk Hyundai) was ranked third in the central midfielder category.
Bae Jun-ho (left) and Kang Sang-yoon profiles at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Photo = Korea Football Association
‘ESPN Latin America’ and ST★R+ have one thing in common: ‘The Walt Disney Company’, the world’s largest media company, is the parent company. Kim Ji-soo (Seongnam FC) ranked 4th as a central defender in the 2023 U-20 World Cup, and Lee Young-joon (Sangmu) ranked 5th as a center forward.
▲ Goalkeeper Kim Jun-hong (6th, Sangmu) ▲ Manager Kim Eun-joong (8th) ▲ Center back Choi Seok-hyeon (14th, Dankook University) ▲ Defensive midfielder Park Hyun-bin (14th, Incheon United) were also included in the U-20 World Cup power rankings. Choi Seok-hyun was the only Korean amateur player to be included.
Bae Jun-ho was also selected as ’20 people to watch closely after the U-20 World Cup’ reported by French broadcaster ‘Canal Fleur’. French Ligue 2 (2nd division) Sochaux scout drew attention as “one of the most surprising players in this tournament”.
After Kim Ji-su finished the 2023 U-20 World Cup, the transfer to Brentford (England) was revealed by Seongnam Mayor Shin Sang-jin, who also serves as the owner of the team. Attention is focusing on whether he will become the 15th Korean Premier League (EPL) participant.