South Korea has narrowed its World Cup soccer squad down to 26 players.

Coach Huh Jong-moo cut four players from the provisional squad on Monday, a day after the team beat Ecuador 2-0 in an international friendly in Seoul.

All four players cut from the team - defenders Kang Min-soo, Hwang Jae-won and Cho Won-hee, and midfielder Kim Chi-woo - play in the domestic competition.

South Korea is set to play archrival Japan in a friendly next Monday before leaving for Austria for a training camp. The final 23-man squad is due to be submitted to FIFA on June 1.

South Korea Squad:

Goalkeepers: Lee Woon-jae (Suwon), Kim Young-kwang (Ulsan), Jung Sung-ryong (Seongnam)

Defenders: Kwak Tae-hwi (Kyoto), Kim Dong-jin (Ulsan), Kim Hyung-il (Pohang), Oh Beom-seok (Ulsan), Lee Young-pyo (Al Hilal), Lee Jung-soo (Kashima Antlers), Hwang Jae-won (Pohang), Cha Doo-ri (Freiburg), Cho Yong-hyung (Jeju)

Midfielders: Koo Ja-cheol (Jeju), Ki Sung-yong (Celtic), Kim Bo-kyung (Oita), Kim Nam-il (Tom Tomsk), Shin Hung-min (Pohang), Kim Jae-sung (Pohang), Kim Jung-woo (Gwangju), Lee Chung-yong (Bolton), Park Ji-sung (Manchester United)

Forwards: Park Ju-young (Monaco), Ahn Jung-hwan (Dalian Shide), Lee Seung-ryul (FC Seoul), Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon), Lee Keun-ho (Jubilo Iwata), Lee Dong-guk (Jeonbuk)

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