Joo Min-gyu, 'the oldest selected', is the perfect card for the must-win World Cup qualifiers

 Joo Min-gyu appears to be the perfect card. 

Hwang Seon-hong, the coach of the U-23 national soccer team, who is temporarily serving as the coach of the national team A, announced on the morning of the 11th at the Korea Football Association in Sinmun-ro, Jongno-gu that he will participate in the 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round match against Thailand. The list was announced.

At this event, he received the honor of being selected as the first goal scorer from Ulsan Hyundai Jumin Kyuge, who had not been selected for the national team before. Joo Min-gyu was selected for the national team at the age of 33 years and 333 days, making him the youngest player in Korean national soccer team history to be selected for the first time. 

The previous oldest record was Song Jeong-hyeon (then Jeonnam Dragons), who was first selected at the age of 32 years and 131 days during the time of national team coach Heo Jung-moo in October 2008.

If Joo Min-gyu plays in the match against Thailand on the 21st, he will also set the record for the oldest A-match debut in the history of the national team (33 years, 343 days). His previous record for oldest debut was in the 1954 Swiss World Cup in Turki, where he played in his first A match at the age of 32 years and 168 days. 

So far, Joo Min-gyu has performed outstandingly on the domestic stage, including winning the K-League scoring title. Unfortunately, he had been neglected by the national team, but this time he got his chance. 

The match the national team plays in March is a World Cup qualifier that must be won. Although he is a good card for future World Cups, he is a player who can show his ability in games that must be won right away. 

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