Hwang Moon-ki (Gangwon FC), who first won the national flag at a rather late age, said, “I don’t have a feeling of being late, but I was working hard with the ‘new man’s mind’ when I turned to fullback at the end of last year,” adding, “I will work hard while working with the mindset of the last training.”
“I joined the national team for the first time,” Hwang said through the Korea Football Association on Sunday. He said he does not feel late, but he has played as a midfielder since he started playing soccer. Then, at the end of last year, he turned into a fullback and said, “I think I was selected because I liked him. I think I need to work harder.”
Earlier, Hwang was on the list of call-ups (23 players) for the third Asian qualifiers for the 2026 North-China World Cup, which will be followed by Palestine (Seoul World Cup Stadium on May 5) and Oman (Sultan Cabus Stadium on May 10), which were announced by national team coach Hong Myung-bo on April 26. It was the first national flag since his professional debut in 2015.
In fact, the prevailing view was that Hwang would be called by Hong. This is because he showed the best performance as a fullback in the K-League this season. In fact, Hwang has displayed impressive performances in every game, either offense or defense. At the end of July, he was selected to the K-League (K-League All-Star) and made a strong impression against Tottenham (England). 토토사이트
“I never imagined that. Coach Yoon Jeong-hwan said during the winter training session that he would be able to make it to the national team if he supplemented his shortcomings. I couldn’t believe it when it came to reality,” Hwang said. “I am not thinking about the World Cup. The given environment, reality, and the present are the most important things. If I keep the mindset of being the last in every training session, I think I will be able to get a good position.”