The attacker may only be used as a shot stopper at the World Cup...

North Korea attacker Kim Myong-Won will not be allowed to play as an outfield player at the 2010 World Cup . The Asians opted to list the forward as their third goalkeeper to boost their options up front, thus relying on two shot stoppers in their squad. However, FIFA has now made it clear that Korea will not be allowed to use Kim as an outfield player."The squad lists that the teams had provided to FIFA by June 1, 2010 are final and can no longer be changed. On the final lists must be no more than 23 players, three of whom shall be goalkeepers," read a FIFA statement published by Soccernet.

"The only exception is in the case of a serious injury of a player in the list of 23, who could be replaced up until 24 hours before the first match of the team in the competition.

"The three players listed as goalkeepers can only play as goalkeepers during the FIFA World Cup and cannot play outfield. This will be communicated to the teams in the team arrival meetings and will be enforced on match days.

"So to answer the question regarding the North Korean player concretely: Kim Myong-Won will not be allowed to play as an outfield player if he has been put on the list as a goalkeeper."Become a fan of Goal.com International on Facebook! Just click onto Facebook.com/Goal to join the beautiful game's leading fan community...