Before you begin let's take a look at the makeup of the 2002 team, and their status in 2000 (which is basically where we're at now). WJ Lee - NT backup BJ Kim - NT starter ES Choi - K-League MB Hong - NT starter TY Kim - NT starter JC Choi - K-League MS Lee - NT starter YM Hyun - Olympic CG Song - Olympic NI Kim - Olympic YP Lee - Olympic EY Lee - K-League SC Yoo - NT starter CS Lee - Olympic/U19 JS Park - Olympic/U19 JH Yoon - J-League SY Choi - NT starter TU Choi - Olympic/U19 DR Cha - amateur YS Choi - NT starter/backup JH Ahn - Italy SH Hwang - J-League KH Seol - Olympic It looks like our 2004 Athens team will be a major source of players for our 2006 campaign. A lot of our current NTers that we know and love may not even be around by then. Guys like Ahn Jung-hwan or Kim Nam-il are hardly a lock with players like Kim Dong-jin or Choi Sung-guk beating down at the doors. That being said, the 2004 team is a little different from 2000 because we have more major players overseas now whose level of talent is simply unmatched in our player pool. Who do you think will be there by 2006?
from what i remember, kim nam il and hyun young min werent in the squad for sydney olympic.. i believe kim nam il played a few qualification matches but he was never in the final squad.. here are the list of 2000 sydney olympians who played in WC2002.. hong myung bo (wild card) lee young pyo park ji sung lee chun soo song chong guk thats about it.. as for 2004 olympians, i think choi sung kook will make it if he just keeps on doin his thing.. cho byung guk, kim young kwang, choi tae uk, and few others are the possiblities..