The Japanese flag engraved on the national team's uniform is becoming another controversy as fans criticized the Bento, who lost in a friendly match between Korea and Japan soccer teams yesterday (25th).



The Korean national team, led by coach Paulo Bento, lost 0-3 in their 80th Korea-Japan match against Japan at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Japan on the 25th.



It was a complete defeat that could not be found in all of tactics, determination, and manners, even if the main players of the national team playing in Europe were unable to join and confronted Japan.




Apart from the performance, the Japanese flag engraved on the national team uniform top was on the cutting board.



On the left chest of the Korean national team's uniform, the emblem of the Korean Football Association and the Korean national flag are engraved alongside the Korean flag and Japanese flag.



On the other hand, only the Japanese flag flag and the Japan Football Association emblem are attached to the same place on the Japanese national team uniform.




Then, a voice came out saying that it was uncomfortable to see the Japanese flag on the uniform of the Korean national team.



Of course, there are many opinions that it is only customary in football matches.



The Korea Football Association said, "It is an international relationship to include the national flags and match information on the national team uniforms, although there are differences between national associations. This is being implemented for the purpose of commemorating the match between the two countries and keeping it as a historical document." .




According to an association official, from around 2008, when the 2010 World Cup qualifiers for the South Africa World Cup began, information to commemorate the match between the two countries began to be added to the uniforms of our national team.



The Taegeukgi began to be engraved on uniforms from the 2018 World Cup in Russia.



In the meantime, there was no standardized information, such as country names and game information without national flags, and sometimes omitted if preparation was not adequate, the association official explained.



In the friendly match against Mexico and Qatar in Austria last November, like this match against Japan, match information was engraved on the uniform of the Korean national team along with the national flags of both countries.



(Photo = Provided by the Japan Football Association (JFA), Provided by the Korean Football Association, Getty Image Korea, Yonhap News)