Lee ruled out of Korean World Cup squad with knee injury

FILE PHOTO: South Korea's Lee Keun-ho (L) stretches to take a shot next to Uzbekistan's Shukhrat Mukhammadiev during their Asian Cup quarter-final soccer match at the Rectangular stadium in Melbourne January 22, 2015. REUTERS/Brandon Malone

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Former Asian Player of the Year Lee Keun-ho will miss out on representing South Korea at the World Cup finals in Russia after tearing ligaments in his right knee playing for Gangwon FC in the Korean league at the weekend.

Lee, who won the continental award in 2012 after helping Ulsan Hyundai to the Asian Champions League title, suffered the injury playing for his club against Gyeongnam FC on Saturday and his withdrawal adds to a growing injury list for head coach Shin Tae-yong.