Kim Jin-soo’s hopes for us as an Asian country in Saudi Arabia’s World Cup crisis

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“Since Saudi Arabia won, I think there is hope for us too.

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Bentoho’s left fullback Kim Jin-soo (30, Jeonbuk) gave this meaning to the ‘extraordinary’ that first appeared at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Paulo Bento, prepared for a decisive match at Al Egla Training Center in Doha on the 22nd, two days before the first leg of the 2022 Qatar World Cup once morest Uruguay.

Before training, the Group C match between Saudi Arabia and Argentina was over.

Contrary to expectations, Saudi Arabia won a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Argentina, led by Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain).

It was the biggest surprise in the tournament and the first victory of an Asian country.

“As everyone knows, football is a game where strong teams can lose and weak teams can win,” said Kim Jin-soo, who attended a press conference before training.

“Now, I think all that remains is for us to prepare well and win (to Uruguay), as many people want.”

Kim Jin-soo, who suffered from a hamstring (muscle on the back of the thigh) injury while working on a busy schedule at the end of the season with his team, said that his physical condition is now normal.

Kim Jin-soo said, “I am digesting all the exercises.

There is no problem with the physical condition.

I am doing everything I can,” he said.

“Not only the K-League players, but also the players who played in the European leagues played a lot of games and there were no difficult parts, but coach Bento was very considerate, so I rested well and healed well,” he said.

Kim Jin-soo has reigned as the best left fullback in Korean football for the past 10 years.

However, this is the first time they have made it to the World Cup finals.

This is because he might not participate in the 2014 Brazil tournament and the 2018 Russia tournament due to bad luck with injury.

Maybe that’s why I spent some time alone in silence for a while as I toured the Education City Stadium ground in Al Rayyan, where we will play once morest Uruguay the day before.

Kim Jin-soo said, “I think everything that happened before is just a memory.

Thanks to the experience I’ve had, I’ve been able to develop more as a soccer player and as a person.”

Don’t go to the stadium and cry, I’ll express my emotions according to my feelings,” he laughed.

“I thought regarding the things I prepared for the World Cup and the pain I suffered in the process.

I thought a lot regarding my family who suffered a lot,” he said.

On the other hand, midfielder Son Jun-ho (Shandong Taishan) also commented on Saudi Arabia’s victory over Argentina, “I watched all the matches (of Asian countries).

I came out following watching the match once morest Saudi Arabia,” he said.

I think Saudi Arabia’s victory will motivate us to prepare.”

/yunhap news