K League players' contributions at 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

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Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty ImagesBefore the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar we know that, on average, there have been 14.66 K League players named in the squads of the previous nine World Cups for Korea. We also knew that 60% of starters had been K League players, on average, over the previous nine World Cups, and 60% of substitutes made were K League players coming on. Four K League players were in the starting lineup, namely Kim Young-gwon, Kim Jin-su, Kim Moon-hwan, and Na Sang-ho to make up 36% of the total. USA '94 was the previous best with three goals scored by K League players to make 75% of the total. [READ: South Korea's Top K League Performers at 2022 World Cup]What else happened with K Leaguers at the 2022 World Cup?
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