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Kim Min-jae, who has grown into a world-class defender, is receiving as much anticipation as Son Heung-min.
He vowed to sacrifice himself for his team with a heavy sense of responsibility.
This is Reporter Bae Jeong-hoon from Doha.
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Kim Min-jae, who was surprised to realize his heightened status since entering Doha, said,
[Kim Min-jae/World Cup national team defender: It was the first time that reporters were gathered like this at once. We will do our best to deal with it.
(Please look at the camera now and wave your hand.)]
In his first training session, he devoted himself to recovery while riding a bicycle, as he had a hard march in the league recently.
Kim Min-jae said he felt a heavy responsibility as a key defender,
[Kim Min-jae/World Cup national team defender: (Son) Heung-min was able to find out under what kind of pressure he is playing soccer now, and I feel like I just have to do everything well.
I think he will have to make a lot of sacrifices.]
Coach Bento showed confidence, saying that he can hit all the defensive tactics he uses.
[Kim Min-jae/World Cup national team defender: Whether you use a four-back or a three-back, we are ready to implement your tactics at any time.
I think the most important thing is for all the players to make sacrifices and run as one on the pitch.]
[Happy birthday to my beloved Kim Min-jae.]
Kim Min-jae, who celebrated his 26th birthday yesterday (15th), was congratulated at dinner after training.
[Kim Min-jae/World Cup national team defender: Thank you for congratulating us on your birthday.]
Kim Min-jae, who has emphasized sacrifice for the team several times, is showing strong will to advance to the round of 16 as a team.
(Video coverage: Yoo Dong-hyeok · Lee Byung-ju, video editing: Lee Jung-taek)