South Korea

• Yang Hyun-junFWDoubtful

  Hamstring injury (wildcard, Celtic); missed SF vs China. Coach Lee Min-sung: 'not easy to recover 100% for the final' · Expected return: TBD

• Lee Gi-hyukMFDoubtful

  Foot inflammation (wildcard, Gangwon FC); missed SF · Expected return: TBD

Lee Min-sung's U-23 side chasing unprecedented 4th straight gold (2014/18/22). Beat Qatar 4-1, Saudi 2-0, Vietnam (QF), China 2-1 comeback in SF (headers by Lee Young-jun, Bae Jun-ho; 2 assists Um Ji-sung). Wildcards incl. Um Ji-sung (Swansea). Fresher than Japan after winning SF in 90 min

Japan

Injury info unavailable

Go Oiwa's U-21 side (no wildcards, building to LA 2028). SF: 1-1 vs Uzbekistan, won 9-8 on penalties after 120 min (Sena Ishibashi equaliser). Seeking first title in 16 years; lost 2018 & 2022 finals 1-2 to Korea. Beat Korea 1-0 at January's U-23 Asian Cup