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As you saw earlier, our national team gained great confidence to solve the rest of the game well by playing an equal game against Uruguay, a strong player in South America.
We also raised the hope of advancing to the round of 16 together.
This is reporter Kim Young-sung from Qatar.
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Korea played a tight match against Uruguay, which is lined with world-class strikers.
When Valverde's first shot cut through the air in the 19th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min, wearing a mask, immediately counterattacked.
He quickly dug down the left flank, past two defenders, and kicked Uruguay with a right-footed kick.
In the 34th minute of the first half, Hwang Ui-jo connected Kim Moon-hwan's pass with a non-stop shot, but he flew over the goalpost and swallowed the regret.
The national team overcame the risk of conceding a dizzying goal in the 43rd minute of the first half.
Uruguay's Valverde's corner kick was headed by Godin, but it hit the post and swept his chest.
In the 28th minute of the second half, the Korean national team replaced Kyu-Sung Cho and Kang-In Lee to counter the attack aggressively.
Cho Kyu-seong received Lee Kang-in's pass and fired a bold left-footed turning shot that just missed the target.
In the 44th minute of the second half, Valverde's mid-range shot hit the post again and hit the ground.
Korea, which blocked Uruguay's last-minute offensive without conceding a goal, drew 0-0 and laid the foundation for advancing to the round of 16.
[Paulo Bento/National soccer team coach: As expected, it was difficult against a strong team, but I think we played a great game.]
[Kim Jin-soo: The biggest reason we were able to score no goals was that we worked hard on defense from the offense (number). I think it was.
Those were very emotional moments.]
We won a point against strong team Uruguay.
Now, if we catch Ghana, we will be one step closer to advancing to the round of 16.