South Korea head coach Dick Advocaat has named his 23-man World Cup squad for this summer's World Cup Finals in Germany.

The Koreans, who made it to the semi-final's four years ago when they co-hosted the tournament with Japan, have been drawn alongside France, Switzerland and World Cup debutantes Togo in Group G.

Four of the squad ply their trade outside of the Far East with The Premierships two Korean players, Tottenham Hotspur defender Lee Young-pyo and Manchester United's Park Ji-sung, both being called-up by Advocaat.

The other two foreign-based players are striker's Seol Ki-hyeon from Wolverhampton Wanderers, who will be joined by Ahn Jung-hwan from MSV Duisburg in Germany at the head of the Korean Republic attack.

"We think we have a very balanced squad and one that can surprise a lot of people in the world," said Advocaat during his squad announcement.

"We are capable of at least the second round. We have players who have already played in the World Cup finals."

South Korea World Cup squad:

Goalkeepers: Lee Woon-jae (Suwon Bluewings), Kim Yong-dae (Seongnam Ilwha) Kim Young-kwang (Chunnam Dragons)

Defenders: Lee Young-pyo (Tottenham Hotspur), 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 Ilwha)

Midfielders: Park Ji-sung (Manchester United), Kim Do-heon (Seongnam Ilwha), Kim Sang-shik (Seongnam Ilwha), Kim Nam-il (Suwon Bluewings), Lee Eul-yong (Trabzonspor), Lee Ho (Ulsan Tigers), 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 Tigers), Chung Kyung-ho (Gwangju Sangmu)

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