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The World Cup team will take on a great challenge tonight (2nd).

I hope that Qatar will be able to feel the excitement of the 2002 World Cup where we beat Portugal and reached the round of 16 again after 20 years.

So let's connect it right away.



Reporter Kim Young-seong, there are about 4 hours left until the showdown.

Please tell us the news of our national team first.



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Yes, we must win unconditionally to advance to the round of 16, so our players are preparing for the decisive battle with the determination to collapse on the ground.



The players are staying at their accommodations, and they will be warming up when they arrive here at the Education City Stadium in a little while.



The players lifted the spirits with lively movements in the last training session yesterday.



The defenders, who were shaken in the match against Ghana, were determined as they were facing world-class powerhouse Portugal.



[Kim Young-kwon/Soccer team defender: There is no place to go back and we have to go forward, so if that eagerness comes out of the stadium, I think there will be good results.] The



list for the match against Portugal is 10 p.m. It will be announced at half past 2:00, and interest is in whether Lee Kang-in, who has shown great performance as a substitute in the last two games, will get a chance to start, and whether Hwang Hee-chan and Kim Min-jae, who are injured, will start.



Hwang Hee-chan, who missed the first and second games, joined the team training for three days in a row to increase his chances of participating, and Kim Min-jae focused only on rehabilitation after the match with Ghana, so concerns remain.



If Hwang Hee-chan plays, Son Heung-min can play as a two-top with Cho Kyu-seong.



In addition, Lee Jae-seong, who showed strong pressure in the first game but missed the second game, is also expected to participate.



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But coach Bento of the national team cannot be with the players today.

So where do you watch the game?



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Bento, who was sent off for a red card against Ghana, will watch the game from the VIP stands.



No contact with the players is allowed until after the match.



According to FIFA rules, a manager who has been sent off cannot give any instructions to the squad for the next match.



You can't even go to the players' locker room at halftime.



Bento said he will follow the rules and he believes in the players and coaching staff.



[Paulo Bento/Director of the national soccer team: I think it will be okay because I have been working with the players for a long time and there are many coaches who will replace me even if I am not there.]



(Video coverage: Lee Byung-ju, Kim Yong-woo, video editing : male work)