At Nizhny Novgorod on June 18, Sweden and South Korea brought the audience a fierce, tense performance. However, the Nordic team was still the better team. Andreas Granqvist's successful penalty in the 65th minute brought them victory.
Korea could not have any shots on target in this match. For that reason, they have not yet known the taste of victory in the last 5 matches at the VCK World Cups.
After the match, Korea's brightest star - Son Heung-min shared his feelings: "I am still disappointed with my performance. I really, really apologize to my teammates because if we can't score, it's my fault. I need to take responsibility for this result.
When wearing the DT Korea shirt, Son Heung-min clearly had to endure more pressure and burden when playing for Tottenham. He compared his role at the club and national team level.
The 25-year-old expressed: Of course there is a slight difference. When I was at Tottenham, every player was one of the best players.
Occasionally, when I play for the Korean team, I need to have passes to other players. That is a little different at Tottenham.
The above defeat caused the Korean team to have difficulty winning a ticket to the round of 16, especially when Mexico surprised them with a 1-0 victory over Germany.
Head coach of the Korean national team Shin Tae-young understands this clearly: When facing Germany, Mexico showed great speed and tact. They are a team with terrible strength. We will analyze their match against Germany to find a way to deal with it.
In the second match of Group F, South Korea will face Mexico at 22:00 on June 23 at Rostov Arena (Rostov). At 1:00 a.m. on June 24, Germany met Sweden at Fischt Stadium (Sochi).
