It was a moment when the saying 'people don't change easily' fits perfectly.



In the Qatar World Cup Group H Group H match, which ended in a goalless draw after a fierce battle, a scene that was difficult to understand came out.



Around the 2nd minute of extra time in the second half, Lee Kang-in (21, Mallorca) broke through the side of the Uruguay side with a dribble, and Uruguay's Federico Valverde (24, Real Madrid) knocked Lee Kang-in down with a rough tackle, followed by an uppercut in the air. It roared.



Then, I briefly looked down at Lee Kang-in, who had fallen on the ground.



Valverde is also the one who caused controversy over racial discrimination by performing an 'eye tearing ceremony' at the FIFA U-20 (Under 20) World Cup held in Korea five years ago.



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Valverde's somewhat difficult to understand 'shadow boxing', which has been considered 'Korea's No. 1 subject to alert', was able to get a glimpse of his intentions through a report by a South American media.



In a flash interview with a Uruguayan broadcaster after the game, Valverde said, "Korea blocked a lot in the central area. It was really difficult. I had to go down to get the ball."



As mentioned earlier, Valverde caused public outrage by tearing his eyes with both hands after succeeding in a penalty kick in the 5th minute of the second half in the quarterfinal match against Portugal at the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Korea in 2017. .



It is a representative racist behavior that is mainly used when degrading Asians in the West.



At the time, over Valverde's 'Eye Tearing Ceremony', even overseas soccer fans criticized Korea for mocking the host country, and the BBC also publicly scolded it for saying it was a wrong goal ceremony.



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Valverde explained that it was a ceremony for his friend, but after the game, it became known that Uruguay players took a group photo in a tearing pose in the locker room, raising controversy again.



As criticism from Korean fans poured in for this, Valverde provoked the Korean fans even further by covering their ears with both hands as if to say, 'Shout out louder' to the Korean fans in the third and fourth place match against Italy, which was later held. I also poured oil.



Meanwhile, regarding Valverde's 'uppercut provocation', Lee Kang-in calmly laughed it off, saying, "Anything can happen during the game. I don't really care."