[월드컵] Such as Son Heung-min… Croatia Gbardiol, full-time visor garage

Fine fracture of the nasal bone on the 11th… Avoid surgery and join the Croatian national team

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Han Nam-jik = Joshko Gbardiol (20, Leipzig)’s ‘nose bone fracture’ suffered 12 days before the first World Cup match did not break his will to participate.

Croatia defender Gbardiol starting the 2022 Qatar World Cup group F match against Morocco in the 2022 Qatar World Cup group F match held at the Albaite Stadium in Alcor, Qatar on the 23rd and he held the pitch until the final whistle.

Gbardiol’s appearance was distinct from other players.

He wore a black mask over his face.

Gbardiol attracted attention as a ‘mask man down’ a day ahead of Korean side ace Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham).

In the first match of Group D, played at 22:00 on the 22nd in Korea, Tunisian midfielder Yas Shahiri (27, Cologne) won the title of “Qatar World Cup Mask Man” against Denmark wearing a visor.

Shahiri suffered a broken cheekbone on October 29 but relied on a visor to compete in the World Cup.

Son Heung-min, who joined the Korea national team after an orbital fracture injury, is expected to start Group H’s first match against Uruguay on the 24th at 22:00 Korean time.

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Gbardiol, like Son Heung-min, has faced a crisis in participation at the World Cup due to injury.

The degree of injury was more serious for Son Heung-min, but Gbardiol lacked more time to recover.

Son Heung-min collided with Chancel Mbemba in the last match of the European Football Association (UEFA) Champions League (UCL) group stage against Marseille (France) on the 2nd of this month, Korean time, and suffered a serious injury, breaking the bone around his eye. Son Heung-min, who was on the operating table on the 4th, joined the Korean national team with incredible resilience and a strong sense of responsibility.

Gbardiol, who plays in the German Bundesliga, collided with teammate Billy Orban in the 17th minute of the first half against Freiburg on the 11th and received bad news, resulting in a broken nose and swelling around the eyes.

With a bloody nose and bruises on his eyelids, he was immediately rushed to the hospital.

Initially, Gbardiol was absent from the starting list for the match against Freiburg, but was injured while playing as Abdou Dialu complained of knee pain just before the match.

There was even an article in the Croatian media which predicted that Gbardiol would not participate in the World Cup in Qatar.

Luckily, the medical team diagnosed that “he can recover without surgery.”

After avoiding surgery, Gbardiol appeared wearing a black visor against Bremen on 13 November. He said at the time: “Even at the World Cup I have to get used to wearing a mask. I want to play with a mask even for just one match.”

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Immediately after the match against Werder, Gbardiol joined the Croatian national team and moved to Qatar. Inside the gym bag was a face shield.

Gbardiol’s visor has a longer nose than Son Heung-min’s.

It was necessary to protect the nose, eyes and small fractures in the nose area.

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic used Gvardiol as a centre-back in the first leg.

Gbardiol, who stalled Morocco’s offensive in his ‘World Cup debut’, joined the attack in the 35th minute of the second half from a set piece and also scored a header.

Croatia drew 0-0 with Morocco.

It was disappointing that the team failed to get 3 points, but centre-back Gbardiol contributed to the team’s clean sheet.

Now it’s the turn of Son Heung-min, the “Korean mask man”.

Son Heung-min has never worn a face shield in real combat, but got used to it thanks to a local adaptation class in Qatar.

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