SEOUL (Reuters) - With a club career in freefall and his name all but forgotten by South Korean fans and media, Park Chu-young's chances of being on a plane to Brazil for the World Cup finals this summer looked slim at best, as he faded behind the scenes at Arsenal.
Few would have bet that going on loan to Watford in the English second tier in January would have sparked a change in fortunes, but on Thursday the willowy striker was named in South Korea's 23-man squad for Brazil to cap a remarkable return.
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