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

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


Bentoho left-back Kim Jin-soo (30, Jeonbuk) gave this meaning to the ‘wonderful’ which first appeared in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

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

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

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

It was the biggest surprise of the tournament and the first win for 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’s left is for us to prepare well and win (for Uruguay), as many people want.”

[월드컵]    Kim Jin-soo in 'Saudi Disaster'

Kim Jin-soo, who suffered 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 spend all the exercises.

There is no problem with the physical condition.

I’m 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 recovered” n good,” he said.

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

However, this is the first time they have reached the World Cup finals.

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

[월드컵]    Kim Jin-soo in 'Saudi Disaster'

Maybe that’s why I spent some time alone quietly for a while as I made a trip to the Education City Stadium field in Al Rayyan, where we would play against 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 football player and as a person.”

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

“I thought about the things I did to prepare for the World Cup and the pain I suffered in the process.

I thought a lot about 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 games (from Asian countries).

I came out after watching the match against Saudi Arabia,” he said.

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

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