50 players to watch at the World Cup - No 40 Jong Tae-Se

We continue our countdown to the World Cup with a look at the man they're calling 'the Asian Wayne Rooney', Korea DPR's Jong Tae-Se. Name: Jong Tae-Se Age: 26 Club: Kawasaki Frontale International Caps: 20 International Goals: 12 Jong put his name in the headlines in 2008 when goals against Japan and Korea Republic helped him to top scorer at the East Asian Championship. The 26-year-old striker graduated from Korea University and signed for J-League side Kawasaki Frontale in 2006. He's scored an impressive 41 goals in 102 appearances for Kawasaki, and earned a reputation for his strength on the ball and powerful shooting ability. Jong made his international debut in June 2007 and was a regular in Korea DPR's qualification campaign for South Africa. Korea DPR will be up against Brazil, Ivory Coast and Portugal in arguably the toughest group of the World Cup. 50 PLAYERS TO WATCH ARCHIVE No 41: Nadir Belhadj No 42: Roque Santa Cruz No 43: Park Ji-Sung No 44: Nikola Zigic No 45: Yaya Toure No 46: Angelos Charisteas No 47: Keisuke Honda No 48: Hugo Lloris No 49: Mario Gomez No 50: Guiseppe Rossi

Source: DSG