The 3rd is the father-son national team! Lee Tae-seok said, "I heard my father (Lee Eul-yong) did better than I thought. I didn't know he would play."
Korea has become the third father-son 父 player in the history of Korean soccer. Lee Tae-seok (22) of Pohang Steelers, the son of coach Lee Eul-yong (49), made an impressive A-match debut. Coach Hong Myung-bo (55) beat the South Korean national team 3-1 in the fifth round of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World C