South Korea name World Cup squad

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English-based duo Park Ji-Sung and Lee Young-Pyo have been named in South Korea's 23-man World Cup squad.

Manchester United midfielder Park and Tottenham left-back Lee are joined by Wolves striker Seol Ki-Hyeon.

Park is one of 10 veterans who helped the Koreans reach the last four in 2002 and the most notable absentee is injured striker Lee Dong-Gook.

"We've a very balanced squad which can surprise a lot of people in the world," said Dutch-born coach Dick Advocaat.

"We showed in the past that we can do something.

"We still are in a very difficult group with France, Togo and Switzerland, but we are capable of making at least the second round and from that moment everything is possible."

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Goalkeepers: Lee Woon-Jae (Suwon Bluewings), Kim Yong-Dae (Seongnam Ilwha), Kim Young-Kwang (Chunnam Dragons)

Defenders: Lee Young-Pyo (Tottenham Hotspur, England), Kim Dong-Jin (FC Seoul), Cho Won-Hee (Suwon Bluewings), Song Chong-Gug (Suwon Bluewings), Choi Jin-Cheul (Chonbuk Motors), Kim Jin-Kyu (Jubilo Iwata, Japan), Kim Young-Chul (Seongnam Ilwha)

Midfielders: Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United, England), Kim Do-Heon (Seongnam Ilwha), Kim Sang-Shik (Seongnam Ilwha), Kim Nam-Il (Suwon Bluewings), Lee Eul-Yong (Trabzonspor), Lee Ho (Ulsan Tigers), Baek Ji-Hoon (FC Seoul)

Strikers: Ahn Jung-Hwan (MSV Duisburg, Germany), Cho Jae-Jin (Shimizu S-Pulse, Japan), Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul), Seol Ki-Hyeon (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England), Lee Chun-Soo (Ulsan Tigers), Chung Kyung-Ho (Gwangju Sangmu).