Son Heung-min gets No. 7, Lee Kang-in No. 19, Oh Hyeon-gyu No. 18 for South Korea's World Cup squad

The South Korean national football team has revealed the jersey numbers for its players participating in the 2026 North, Central American World Cup. Star player Son Heung-min will continue to wear his iconic No. 7, a number he has favored in recent World Cups. Lee Kang-in, the dynamic midfielder, will wear No. 19, matching the number he uses at his club, Paris Saint-Germain.

A notable selection is striker Oh Hyeon-gyu, who will wear the No. 18 jersey. This number holds historical significance in South Korean football, having been worn by legendary strikers such as Hwang Sun-hong, Cho Jae-jin, and Lee Dong-gook. Oh Hyeon-gyu had previously expressed a desire to wear No. 18, even writing it down as a goal when he was a reserve player for the 2022 Qatar World Cup without a number.

Kim Min-jae, a key defender, will wear No. 4. The roster also includes other notable assignments: Hwang In-beom will wear No. 6, Hwang Hee-chan will wear No. 11, and Cho Gue-sung will wear No. 9. Jens Castrop, the first foreign-born naturalized player for South Korea, has been assigned No. 23.

Oh Hyeon-gyu recently joined Turkish club Beşiktaş in February, where he has scored six goals and provided one assist in the league (eight goals and two assists in all competitions). His selection for the World Cup and the symbolic No. 18 jersey signal high expectations for his performance on the international stage. Son Heung-min, with three World Cup goals alongside Park Ji-sung and Ahn Jung-hwan, will aim to break the record for most goals by a South Korean player in the tournament.