Kim Seung-gyu, South Korea’s first-choice goalkeeper, has been ruled out for the rest of the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar with a knee injury.
According to KFA, Kim suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during a training session on Thursday in Doha.
He will not be available for the remainder of the competition, a potentially big blow to South Korea’s bid to win their first Asian Cup title since 1960.
Kim started in goal for South Korea’s 3-1 victory over Bahrain in the teams’ first Group E match on Monday.
Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann is now left with two goalkeepers, Jo Hyeon-woo and Song Bum-keun.
South Korea will next play Jordan at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha on Saturday.