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Men's Football Secures Quarterfinals; Yang Min-Hyuk and Lee Hyun-Ju Make Starting Debut Against Saudi Arabia

(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Myeong-eon = The Under-23 (U-23) men's national football team, having secured an early spot in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, [plays] in the group stage...

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Korea defeated the formidable Saudi Arabia and will face Vietnam in the quarterfinals. If Korea advances to the semifinals while aiming for a fourth consecutive title, the draw is not unfavorable. This is the benefit of finishing first in Group D. The Korean U-23 national football team, led by head coach Lee Min-sung, will be at Mizuho Park in Nagoya, Japan on the 22nd.

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[OSEN=Reporter Jung Seung-woo] Lee Min-sung's team endured a frustrating first half against Saudi Arabia. Although they maintained the conditions for a draw necessary to secure first place in the group, their performance was different from the match against Qatar. The South Korean U-23 men's national football team, led by head coach Lee Min-sung, played against Saudi Arabia in the second match of Group D of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men'…

(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Myeong-eon = The Under-23 (U-23) men's national football team, having secured an early spot in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, [plays] in the group stage...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Lee Min-sung's team, aiming for their fifth consecutive Asian Games title, has entered the path to the final. Having won both of their group stage matches, they will not face Japan or Uzbekistan, their contenders for the championship trophy, in the final. The U-23 men's national football team, led by head coach Lee Min-sung, defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 in their second group stage match of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at Mizuho Park Rugby…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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