SOUTH KOREA : PLAYERS TO WATCH

Forward Ahn Jung-Hwan, 30, scored only once in nine qualifiers, but his experience and leadership to this team have proven to be invaluable. The team's leading scorer, Lee Dong-Gook (five goals in eight games), usually found the back of the net when it was most needed. Midfielder Park Ji-Sung has gotten better known with several impressive performances since his transfer from PSV Eindhoven to Manchester United. Veteran defender Choi Jin-Cheul is expected to lead and organize the backline in the wake of several international retirements.

ROSTER

Goalkeepers: Lee Woon-Jae (Suwon Bluewings), Kim Yong-Dae (Seongnam Chunma), Kim Young-Kwang (Chunnam Dragons)
Defenders: Lee Young-Pyo (Tottenham Hotspurs), Kim Sang-Shik (Seongnam Chunma), 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), Kim Young-Chul (Seongnam Chunma)
Midfielders: Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United), Kim Do-Heon (Seongnam Chunma), Kim Nam-Il (Suwon Bluewings), Lee Eul-Yong (Trabzonspor), Lee Ho (Ulsan Horang-i), Baek Ji-Hoon (FC Seoul)
Strikers: Ahn Jung-Hwan (MSV Duisburg), Cho Jae-Jin (Shimizu S-Pulse), Park Chu-Young (FC Seoul), Seol Ki-Hyeon (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Lee Chun-Soo (Ulsan Horang-i), Chung Kyung-Ho (Gwangju Sangmu).
Stand-by: Kim Byung-Ji (FC Seoul), Jang Hak-Young (Seongnam Chunma), Yoo Kyoung-Ryul (Ulsan Horang-i), Kim Jung-Woo (Nagoya), Cha Du-Ri (Eintracht Frankfurt).