▲ Kim Young-kwon (No. 19), Kim Seung-gyu (No. 1), and Kim Jin-su (No. 3) greet the audience


'Kim (金)', ​​the surname most easily found in Koreans, gave confusion and fun to foreigners watching the 2022 Qatar World Cup last night at the same time.



The Korean national team, led by Bento, drew 0-0 with Uruguay in the first leg of Group H of the World Cup group stage yesterday at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.



Coach Bento, who has consistently led the national team for four years since 2018, did not make any major changes even against the South American powerhouse that day.



Son Heung-min, Hwang Ui-jo, and Hwang In-beom, who have been playing the role all along, were listed on the starting list, and as expected, the defense also featured Kim Jin-soo as the left fullback and Kim Young-kwon and Kim Min-jae as the central defenders.



Kim Moon-hwan was set up as the right full-back who was contemplating various options because he could not find a reliable 'built-in', and Kim Seung-gyu, the main player, wore the goalkeeper's gloves.


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It is already familiar to domestic soccer fans, but it seems that this lineup was amazing to foreign broadcasters and soccer fans who looked at the names of Korean players.



This is because the names of the defenses were all 'KIM', and Yahoo Sports UK covered it with the title "Korea included five 'Kim' in the lineup" and said, "Sometimes one Kim isn't enough. South Korea In the first World Cup Group H match against Uruguay, the entire defense was made up of players with the surname Kim. Even the goalkeeper was Kim!”



Then, he added a joke, saying, "Here are also two Mr. Hwang (Eui-jo Hwang, In-beom Hwang), which confused the viewers. It is to pity the commentators."



In soccer broadcasts such as Europe, players are often called by their surnames.



A commentator on the Italian TV channel 'RAI 2' described the lineup of Korean players as "Kim, Kim, Kim, Kim, Kim, Yong (Jung Woo-young), Hwang, Na (Na Sang-ho), Son, Lee (Lee Jae-seong), Hwang." introduced by


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The Korean defense left an impression not only with its name but also with its well-organized defense.



Korea, which pursues 'build-up soccer', developed a step-by-step attack with organizational power, and especially in the first half, it did not easily give the opponent space by maintaining a tight defensive interval.



Uruguay hit the post twice, and Korea was somewhat lucky, but they recorded a 0-0 draw without conceding a goal.



Korea beat Germany 2-0 in the third match of the group stage of the 2018 Russia tournament, followed by two consecutive clean sheets in the World Cup.



This is the first time that they have not conceded two games in a row while playing 10 consecutive World Cups and 11 times in total.



Bentuho, who made a good save in the first game by resolving the defensive anxiety that had been considered a weakness, will challenge another clean sheet against Ghana, the 'ambush' of Group H, at 10:00 pm on the 28th.



The Korea and Ghana soccer teams have faced each other with 3 wins and 3 losses in the past 6 matches.