Cho Yu-Min
29-Year-Old
Free Agent
OUT
Injury Foot
Est. Return 8/1/2026
Ruled out for World Cup
Cho suffered a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his right foot during Saturday's 5-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago and has been ruled out of the World Cup for eight weeks, with Cho Wi-je called up as his replacement, according to Korea Times.
ANALYSIS
Cho went down in non-contact play early in the second half after stealing the ball from an opposing player, requiring medical attention before being carried out of the stadium by a team official. The 29-year-old Sharjah FC defender was set to make his second consecutive World Cup appearance before the cruel injury cut short his tournament preparations, with South Korea opening their Group A campaign against Czechia on June 11 in Guadalajara. Cho Wi-je, a Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defender who had been part of the preliminary training squad, will take his place in the final 26-man roster.
Cho went down in non-contact play early in the second half after stealing the ball from an opposing player, requiring medical attention before being carried out of the stadium by a team official. The 29-year-old Sharjah FC defender was set to make his second consecutive World Cup appearance before the cruel injury cut short his tournament preparations, with South Korea opening their Group A campaign against Czechia on June 11 in Guadalajara. Cho Wi-je, a Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defender who had been part of the preliminary training squad, will take his place in the final 26-man roster.
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Limited role off bench
Cho came on for garbage time of the victory against Portugal on Friday, but he was an unused substitute in South Korea's other two group stage matches.
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