Jung Woo-young is finding out the thrill of leading the national team to victory with his goal. Jung Woo-young's goal is to secure a leading position in the A national team beyond the national team by age
The national team's training was held at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul on the 14th. The national team will play the first two preliminary games of the "2026 North and Central American World Cup" against Singapore on the 16th and China in Shenzhen, China on the 21st.
The national team, which was convened from the 13th, gathered all 23 members on the day and held its first "complete" training. Hong Hyun-seok joined earlier in the day, and Cho Kyu-sung and Oh Hyun-kyu arrived in the afternoon and immediately engaged in team training.
Jung Woo-young was the leading player in winning the gold medal at the last Hangzhou Asian Games. He continued his sense of goal by scoring his third goal in the A match against Vietnam in October. It is not easy to compete for the starting lineup in his team Stuttgart, but if he makes use of his sense of goal in the national team, he can gain momentum even after returning to Germany.
Jung Woo-young is the second line filled with star teammates such as Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan and Lee Kang-in, but expressed his willingness to establish himself as the main character among them. the following questions and answers.
It's so fun. Personally, it is so much fun to play another game in front of the fans because the first game is a home game. And I came here happy to see my brothers and colleagues in Korea after a long time.
- He's competing fiercely with good players in the same position
be highly motivated. There are more good players than stress, and I am also confident in myself. That's why the motivation seems to be bigger.
- It's a new World Cup qualifier after the last World Cup finals
We will be together from the first preliminary round after the World Cup, and I am looking forward to it. It seems that the top priority is to prepare well by helping them do well in the first preliminary match and trying to go out and show good performance.
- The environment has changed. I'm training at Mokdong Stadium, not Paju NFC, and living in a hotel
Of course, it's unfamiliar. It was always called in Paju, and for the first time, I stayed at a Seoul hotel like this. It's unfamiliar, but on the other hand, I try to adapt a little better with the players. Now, the top priority is to adapt well to such things so that they can play well.
- What I have to adjust to because of my hotel life is
Personally, Paju tastes better for rice. All the players seem to miss Paju Bob a little more. I miss it, but I think I have to eat well and prepare well, so I'm eating deliciously.
- He was close to a supporting role at the World Cup, but he was reborn as a leading player at the Asian Games
I felt once that I was the main character through the Asian Games, so I want to be the main character again. My goal is to prepare well from the first preliminary match, show good performance, and become the main character once again.