Kim Moon-hwan, the fastest Korean player in the match against Brazil… 34.8km/h
Heung-Min Son, ‘Group match against Portugal’, top speed of 34.4 km
Kim Moon-hwan (Jeonbuk) was found to record the fastest speed among Korean players at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which ended on the 19th.
According to the post-match summary report published by FIFA on its website on the 23rd, Moon-Hwan Kim ran at a top speed of 34.8km/h, the fastest among Korean players in their round of 16 match against Brazil.
In the group stage, Son Heung-min (Tottenham) recorded the fastest pace among Korean players. Son Heung-min, wearing a face mask, recorded 34.4 km/h in the third match against Portugal.
The fastest player in this tournament was Ghana’s Kamaldin Sulemana (Stadren), who was in Group H with Korea. He recorded the fastest speed in the World Cup in Qatar by recording a top speed of 35.7km in the group stage match against Uruguay. Second place was 35.6km by Spaniard Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao).
Moonhwan Kim’s 34.8km was not in the top 15.
Among Korean players, the most active player was Hwang In-beom (Olympiacos).
Hwang In-beom covered 11.753km in the first group match against Uruguay, 11.901km in the second match against Ghana and 12.617km in the third match against Portugal.
In the round of 16 against Brazil, Kim Moon-hwan ran the most with 10.261 km, followed by Son Heung-min with 10.217 km.
In four matches, Hwang In-beom covered 45.037 km and Kim Moon-hwan logged 42.824 km.
Hankyung.com reporter Lee Hyeon-joo wondering_hj@hankyung.com
