Son Heung-min leads South Korea squad for 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar

South Korea manager Jurgen Klinsmann said it is "about time" the team ended their 64-year wait for an Asian Cup title after the German named his squad for next month's tournament in Qatar.

Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu, Jo Hyeon-woo, Song Bum-keun
Defenders: Kim Young-gwon, Kim Min-jae, Jung Seung-hyun, Kim Ju-sung, Kim Ji-soo, Seol Young-woo, Kim Tae-hwan, Lee Ki-je, Kim Jin-su
Midfielders: Park Yong-woo, Hwang In-beom, Hong Hyun-seok, Lee Soon-min, Lee Jae-sung, Lee Kang-in, Son Heung-min (captain), Jeong Woo-yeong, Moon Seon-min, Park Jin-seob, Yang Hyun-jun
Strikers: Hwang Hee-chan, Cho Gue-sung, Oh Hyeon-gyu

Leading the 26-player squad is captain and star player Son Heung-min, who has rediscovered his best form this season at Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, where he is also skipper.

Son will be ably supported in attack by in-form Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Hwang Hee-chan, who scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season against Brentford on Wednesday.

Also in the South Korea squad are Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae and 22-year-old Paris Saint-Germain attacking midfielder Lee Kang-in. The Adnoc Pro League has one representative in the setup in the form of Al Ain midfielder Park Yong-woo.

South Korea are perennial heavyweights of Asian football but they have not won the continent's premier international tournament since 1960. However, Klinsmann is confident he has the players to end the long drought when the tournament kicks off on January 12.

"It's 64 years – 64 years is a long time for Korea. It's about time that we get this done," he said.

South Korea have been drawn in Group E and will face Malaysia, Jordan and Bahrain in the first round.

They lost 1-0 to eventual champions Qatar in the