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When Korea advanced to the round of 16 in the World Cup finals in Qatar on the 3rd, foreign media also paid attention to it as a dramatic match.
It was evaluated as one of the most passionate group matches in the history of the 1992 World Cup.
Reporter Kim Jin-ho reports.
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The Associated Press evaluated the breathtaking last-minute competition between Korea and Uruguay as a drama that will decorate the history of the World Cup finals.
The news agency commented, “Korea advanced to the round of 16 with the tie-breaking rule giving priority to the number of goals and pushed Uruguay to third place in the group, which was one of the most passionately ended group leagues in the 92-year history of the World Cup.”
“When the game between Uruguay and Ghana was over and Korea ranked second in the group, the Korean players in the stadium expressed their joy by hugging each other and spouting water from their mouths,” he said.
AFP also introduced in detail the Korean players watching the game between Uruguay and Ghana on their mobile phones in the middle of the stadium after the match, waiting anxiously for the final 16 advance to be confirmed as a symbol of a historic match.
On this day, the British BBC paid attention to the fighting spirit of Korean players who won a dramatic come-from-behind victory, saying that Korea “overcame a bad start and had a happy ending.”
The BBC reported that Korea gave Portugal the opening goal in the 5th minute of the match, but succeeded in a dramatic comeback just before the end, and that the ‘real party’ was held only after the match between Uruguay and Ghana ended 2-0.
At the same time, while Korea shed tears of joy on one side of the stadium, Uruguay, who was frustrated in the round of 16, conveyed a conflicting atmosphere, saying that they could not hide their sadness.
Archyde.com also pointed out, “Son Heung-min hasn’t scored a goal yet in this World Cup, but he won’t mind,” and “his team, Korea, advanced to the round of 16 in the most dramatic way.”
The news agency said, “Son Heung-min summoned the spirit of the 2002 World Cup, when Korea reached the semifinals,” and “played a game without regret with the persistent energy unique to Koreans.”
This is YTN Kim Jin-ho.
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