The claim that Son Heung-min, the captain of the Korea national football team at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, shrugged off coach Paulo Bento’s hand to comfort him after their loss to Ghana has been refuted as false.
A video titled “Truth of Controversy Son Heung-min Shakes Off Bento’s Hand Confirmed with Unedited Full Video” was uploaded on the 29th YouTube channel “Dalsune Live” run by football commentator Park Moon-seong . The video shows the chaotic scene after the match against Ghana on the 28th (Korean time).
In the video, coach Bento, who received a red card for complaining to the referee after the match, approached Son Heung-min as he comforted the players. At that time, Son Heung-min was entangled with Ghanaian players, and after shaking off Bento’s hand, he walked with Bento again.
Dalsune Live explained that Son Heung-min did not know that the hand towards him was Bento’s and inadvertently rejected it.
Dalsune Live said, “Ghanaian players came and grabbed me, and I didn’t know who they were in a tangled state, but I checked Bento and walked with him.” He then asked: “Please support the players who have tried their best rather than criticize them.”
On the other hand, in Qatar’s 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H second match against Ghana held at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on the 28th (Korean time), Korea lost 2-3 despite multiple goals from Cho Kyu-sung. . Son Heung-min, the blood of the ‘mask fighting spirit’, showed tears of regret after the match.
Reporter Hong Min-seong, Hankyung.com [email protected]
