U.S. World Cup opponent South Korea will be the first team to arrive for the Gold Cup when it travels to San Diego Jan. 8 for 10 days of training. Guus Hiddink’s preliminary list of 30 players included German-based Shim Jae Won (Eintracht Frankfort, Germany) and J-League players Yoo Sang Chul, Hwang Sun Hong and Hwang Sun Hong of Kashiwa Reysol, Park Ji Sung and Ahn Hyo Yun of Kyoto Purple Sanga and Choi Yong Soo of JEF United. The five college players include Lee Chun Soo, who gave the U.S. fits in South Korea’s 1-0 win in December. The Korean team will train in San Diego and is scheduled to meet MLS’s Los Angeles Galaxy Jan. 16 before facing the United States Jan. 19 and Cuba Jan. 213 in Group B action at the Rose Bowl. South Korea Preliminary Roster: Goalkeepers — Lee Won Jae (Sangmoo), Kim Byung Ji (Pohang Steelers) Kim Young Dae (Yonsei University). Defenders — Kim Tae Young (Chunam Dragons), Lee Min Sung (Pusan Icons), Choi Jin Chul (Hyundai Dinos), Song Jong Guk (Pusan Icons), Shim Jae Won (Eintracht Frankfort, Germany). Midfielders — Yoo Sang Chul (Kashiwa Reysol, Japan), Choi Sung Yong (Samsung Bluewings), Lee Ul Yong (Bucheon SK), Kim Sang Shik (Ilhwa Chunma), Park Ji Sung (Kyoto), Kim Nam Il (Chunam Dragons), Kim Do Keun (Chunam Dragons), Lee Yong Pyo (LG Cheetahs), Hyun Yong Min (Kunguk University). Strikers — Lee Chun Soo (Koryo University), Choi Tae Wook (LG Cheetahs), Hwang Sun Hong (Kashiwa Reysol, Japan), Kim Do Hoon (Hyundai Dinos), Lee Dong Guk (Pohang Steelers), Cha Do Ri (Koryo University), Ahn Hyo Yun (Kyoto Purple Sanga, Japan), Choi Yong Soo (JEF United, Japan). Alternates — Kwon Jung Hyuk (Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i) Lee Im Sang (Bucheon SK) Shin Dong Geun (Yonsei University) Jo Byong Guk (Yonsei University) Jo Sung Hwan (Suwon Bluewings).