After the celebration angered the fans of the organizing country, Valverde, the current Real Madrid player, was forced to explain his position and apologize through a message he wrote in Korean on "Twitter"He said he didn’t mean to offend anyone.
The rookie midfielder confirmed at the time that the gesture was intended to "Honor a friend".
Goodbye on Friday Valverde Uruguay accompanied the World Cup despite beating Ghana 2-0 in the last round of the group stage, due to South Korea’s dramatic last-minute victory over Portugal 2-1 in the same group.
Thus, Portugal, the group leader, qualified for the round of 16, and South Korea accompanied them in second place, despite being equal to Uruguay in the number of points and goal difference, as the number of goals scored was resorted to.
However, with the passage of more than 5 years, South Korean fans have not forgotten Valverde’s act, despite his apology afterwards.
One follower wrote: "Twitter" with a photo "Offensive celebration": "He celebrated like that against South Korea in 2017, and now they’re cutting him out (from the World Cup). Karma (referring to the player’s revenge)".
Another said: "Celebrate this way literally in front of you South Korea Its 2017. I want these guys gone".
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In the quarter-final match between Uruguay And Portugal in the U-17 World Cup, Valverde scored the equalizer for his team and celebrated by narrowing his eyes, knowing that the tournament was hosted by South Korea.
After the celebration angered the fans of the organizing country, Valverde, the current Real Madrid player, was forced to explain his position and apologize through a message he wrote in Korean on Twitter, in which he said that he did not intend to insult anyone.
The rising midfielder confirmed at the time that the gesture was meant to “honor a friend”.
Goodbye on Friday Valverde Uruguay accompanied the World Cup despite beating Ghana 2-0 in the last round of the group stage, due to South Korea’s dramatic last-minute victory over Portugal 2-1 in the same group.
Thus, Portugal, the group leader, qualified for the round of 16, and South Korea accompanied them in second place, despite being equal to Uruguay in the number of points and goal difference, as the number of goals scored was resorted to.
However, with the passage of more than 5 years, South Korean fans have not forgotten Valverde’s act, despite his apology afterwards.
And one of the followers wrote on “Twitter” with a picture of the “offensive celebration”: “He celebrated like this against South Korea in 2017, and now they are cutting him out (from the World Cup). Karma (referring to revenge against the player).”
Another said: “Celebrate like this literally in front of me South Korea In 2017. I want these guys gone.”