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Tomorrow at 4:00 a.m., the round of 16 match once morest Brazil, the strongest team in name and reality, will be held.
Who rises and who falls, the game is a bout anyway.
We have already crossed the impossible wall.
Opponents are not the problem.
If you show your best performance, there is no barrier that you cannot overcome.
Director Bento also said.
“We have nothing to lose”
These words are not desperation.
It’s a confidence that mightn’t be any higher.
You can play our game.
I will connect Qatar.
Reporter Min Byeong-ho! Our players, are you ready to play our game?
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Yes, our players are all ready.
As the opponent is Brazilian, there will be a lot of tension, but the players express that feeling as trembling and excitement.
Our national team will play here once more, wearing the red home uniform I am wearing now.
The superiority in objective power is clear, and almost all media and statistics agencies around the world are predicting a Brazilian victory.
However, coach Bento and our players think differently.
Reporter Kyu-mook Kyu delivers the first news.
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A draw with Uruguay, a strong player who felt the potential.
Even though they lost, they might see hope in the game once morest Ghana.
And until the match once morest Portugal, which turned that hope into a false reality.
The Miracle Round of 16 was a heart-warming drama.
[손흥민/축구대표팀(포르투갈전 직후)]
“I am so grateful that Bento was able to be with me until the last game (of the national team).”
Bento said at the official press conference that the players’ concentration has become stronger.
[벤투/축구대표팀 감독]
“In the last three games, the focus and desire of the players to win has been demonstrated. The motivation is sufficient. I am motivated by the players.”
Although it was a physical burden because it was the first game in three days, he showed confidence that he might win.
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“A tournament that’s just one match, we might win by single game. We really have nothing to lose. We’ll try.”
Opponents Brazil were also on alert.
[티아구 실바/브라질 축구대표팀]
“Son Heung-min’s pass for the winning goal once morest Portugal was very accurate. Lee Kang-in is also a very good player technically.”
The probability of our victory predicted by statistics companies is in the 10% range.
Almost all media around the world are predicting Brazil’s victory, but our performance in the World Cup once morest the number 1 team in the FIFA rankings was not easy.
In 1994 they lost narrowly to Germany 3-2, and four years ago they defeated Germany 2-0.
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“Since football is a sport where you don’t know what will happen, we will do our best to prepare and make sure to win.”
Players asked for their generous support.
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“Thank you once more for sending so much support so that we can reach the round of 16 like this.”
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“It’s late at that time, but our players will work hard and repay you with performance, so please support us a lot.”
It is clear that Brazil is a strong opponent.
But the ball is round, and upsets can happen at any time in the World Cup.
This is MBC News Gyu-mook Kyu from Doha.
Video coverage: Heo Won-cheol / Video editing: Kim Gwan-soon
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