With a full K-League fixture list scheduled, Huh has been forced to recall 2002 World Cup veterans Ahn Jung-hwan, Seol Ki-hyeon, Kim Nam-il and Cha Du-ri.

Cha, now with German outfit Freiburg, has not featured for the national team since 2006, while Fulham striker Seol and Ahn, who is currently playing in China with Dalian Shide, last featured at the beginning of 2008.

Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung, Wigan's Cho Won-hee and new Bolton signing Lee Chung-yong have also been named, while it is expected a small number of K-League-based players could be added to the squad at a later date with no goalkeepers currently included in the party.

South Korea squad: Cha Du-ri (Freiburg, Germany), Lee Young-pyo (Al Hilal, Saudi Arabia), Lee Jung-soo (Kyoto Sanga, Japan), Kim Dong-jin (Zenit St Petersburg, Russia), Kim Keun-hwan (Yokohama, Japan); Park Ji-sung (Manchester United, England), Lee Chung-yong (Bolton, England), Cho Won-hee (Wigan, England), Kim Nam-il (Vissel Kobe, Japan); Seol Ki-hyeon (Fulham, England), Park Chu-young (Monaco, France), Lee Keun-ho (Jubilo Iwata, Japan), Shin Young-rok (Bursaspor, Turkey), Cho Jae-jin (Gamba Osaka, Japan), Ahn Jung-hwan (Dalian, China).