<Anchor> The
national team played attacking football against Uruguay, but did not concede a single goal to the opponent with strong pressure and solid defense organization.
Even the strikers actively participated in the defense and blocked Uruguay's attack.
This is reporter Seo Dae-won.
<Reporter> In
Uruguay's counterattack opportunity, Jung Woo-young kicks off a pass to Suarez.
The 33-year-old oldest Jung Woo-young played the role of a 'vacuum cleaner' in the midfield, and Lee Jae-sung and Hwang In-beom pressured the opponent with tireless stamina.
Lee Jae-sung constantly pressured and harassed Valverde, the nucleus of Uruguay's midfield
.
To Lee Jae -seong]
Hwang In-beom recorded the most pressure in the team, along with a vigorous activity running 11.75km, the most of both teams.
According to FIFA stats, our total press time was 351 seconds, beating Uruguay at 312 seconds.
Our players blocked Uruguay's window with such strong pressure and active cooperative defense.
The teamwork between world-class defender Kim Min-jae and veteran Kim Young-kwon in the central defense was also perfect.
Even after injuring his right calf during the game, Kim Min-jae showed a fighting spirit to defend the defensive line until the end, enduring pain.
[Kim Min-jae/Soccer team defender: I tried very hard to reduce the space for the midfielders to play by putting up a tight line defensively and doing something like a back pass.]
Korea played two World Cup games in a row following the Russia World Cup match against Germany four years ago .
A scoreless goal laid the foundation for advancing to the round of 16.
(Video coverage: Lee Byeong-ju, video editing: Nam Il)