South Korean defender Cho Yu-min will miss the World Cup after suffering a foot injury during a 5-0 friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago, the Korea Football Association (KFA) said.
Sharjah FC’s Cho, who has played 19 international matches and was also part of the 2022 World Cup squad, had to be helped off the field by medical staff during the second half of Saturday’s match in Provo, Utah.
«He will be out for eight weeks and we have decided that he cannot play in the World Cup. He will return home and focus on treatment and recovery,» a KFA official told South Korean media.
South Korea, which plays Mexico, South Africa and the Czech Republic in the group stages as World Cup co-hosts, will take on El Salvador in a friendly on Wednesday before starting its campaign against the Czechs in Guadalajara on June 11.
Published on June 1, 2026
