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South Korea U-20 missing 7 key players for Asian Cup qualifiers

South Korea's U-20 team starts AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifying in Kyrgyzstan without seven planned starters, including four from club duty, and lost their final warm-up 0-1 to Uzbekistan.

What it means

• Seven key players unavailable, including Song Jong-beom, Mo Gyeong-bin, Kim Ye-gon, Kim Hyeon-oh
• Lost 0-1 to Uzbekistan in last test match
• Only two matches: vs Lebanon on Aug 31 and vs Kyrgyzstan on Sep 6

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The absence of seven regulars weakens South Korea's squad notably, especially in attack, making their opening match against Lebanon more challenging.

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