Score 90 has selected South Korea captain Son Heung-min in its best Asian XI of the 21st century, with Japan providing six of the team’s 11 players.
The side is arranged in a 4-3-3 formation, with Son included in a forward line alongside Japan’s Shinji Kagawa and Iran’s Ali Daei.
Japan’s representation continues in midfield, where Keisuke Honda and Hidetoshi Nakata are joined by South Korea’s Park Ji-sung. The defensive line consists of Yuto Nagatomo, Maya Yoshida, South Korea’s Kim Min-jae and Atsuto Uchida.
Iran goalkeeper Beiranvand completes the selection.
Score 90’s 21st-century Asian XI
Goalkeeper: Beiranvand
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Maya Yoshida, Kim Min-jae, Atsuto Uchida
Midfielders: Keisuke Honda, Hidetoshi Nakata, Park Ji-sung
Forwards: Shinji Kagawa, Son Heung-min, Ali Daei
The selection gives Japan six places in the team, the same number the country received in Score 90’s XI of the best active Asian players.
South Korea has three players in that active-player selection. Score 90’s related team was titled “Score 90’s Best Active Asian XI: Son Leads, Lee and Kubo Included”.