Kim Min-jae at the 2026 World Cup
Kim Min-jae is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the South Korea national team. South Korea will look to Kim Min-jae, their centre-back, for anchoring the defence across the group stage.
South Korea go into the tournament as dark horses at 0.4% per Polymarket's live market, and if they are to go deep they will need to manage reliance on individual moments, which puts the spotlight squarely on Kim Min-jae. His understanding with Son Heung-min could decide how South Korea's tournament unfolds.
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