▲ Kim Young-gwon (No. 19), Kim Seung-gyu (No. 1), and Kim Jin-soo (No. 3) greet the crowd


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



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 Eui-jo, and Hwang In-beom, who have been playing the role all along, were listed on the starting list, and as expected, left fullback Kim Jin-soo and central defenders Kim Young-kwon and Kim Min-jae were named.



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 is not 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 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.



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



Korea beat Germany 2-0 in the third group match of the 2018 Russia World Cup, 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 and 11 World Cups 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 Korean and Ghana soccer teams have faced each other with 3 wins and 3 losses in the past 6 matches.