Reuters selected as one of the top 10 scenes of Qatar World Cup 2022, Korea national team players standing watching Uruguay vs Ghana match on mobile phones.
On the 17th (local time), Reuters reported the moment Korea advanced to the round of 16 in a report titled “10 Memorable World Cup Scenes” and described it as “Korea’s nervous anticipation.”
Reuters reported: “The hard wait began when Hwang Hee-chan (26, Wolverhampton) scored the winning goal in the second half of extra time in their final Group H match in the group stage.” for almost 10 minutes and I look at my cell phone, hoping not.
Reuters added: “When the final 16 preview was confirmed, players immediately snapped to the enthusiastic fans.”
In the third final match against Portugal held at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Doha, Qatar on the 3rd, the Korea national football team won 2-1 thanks to an equalizer by Kim Young-kwon (32, Ulsan) in the 27th minute of first half and Hwang Hee-chan’s winning goal in the second half of extra time. .
Since Korea was unable to advance to the round of 16 on their own, they had to watch the match between Uruguay and Ghana in the same group.
When Korea wrapped up the game, Uruguay led 2–0 with about 10 minutes left. If Uruguay scores one more goal, Uruguay advances to the round of 16 on goal difference record. In the end, the match finished as it was and Korea managed to confirm their progress to the round of 16 ahead of Uruguay in terms of the most points.
Reuters introduced “Saudi Arabia, which devastated Argentina” as one of the top 10 scenes before “Korea’s Anxious Waiting”. This was the moment when Saudi Arabia defeated favorites Argentina 2-1 in their first group C match of the group stage.
In addition to this, △Lionel Messi’s assist in Argentina’s semifinal △Cristiano Ronaldo who left the 5th World Cup alone △The first female referee in the history of the Men’s World Cup △Japan won against Germany △Applause from the fans of Morocco △Japan, Spain, Germany and Costa Rica are part of the chaos in Group E △Frenchman Kilian Mbappe scored 2 goals and 1 assist in the round of 16 match between France and Poland △Cameroonian Vincent Abubakar scored the goal of the victory in the last group match against Brazil and was sent off for a topless ceremony was selected
Donga.com reporter Jung Bong-oh bong087@donga.com