The South Korean star collapses. Son tells the details of the longest 6 minutes of his life (photos)
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South Korean striker Son Heung-min described how long his team waited to know its fate in the FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar on Friday, as it was "the longest six minutes of my life" before confirming qualification for the round of 16 in the tournament after winning 2-1 over Portugal in the round. Third and final group stage.
South Korean captain Son set the opportunity for his teammate Hwang Hee-chan to score the winning goal over coach Fernando Santos' team in the 91st minute, making the Korean team's qualification pending with the hope that the result of the Uruguay-Ghana match will continue when the team from South America advances 2-0 until the end and that the team does not succeed in adding More goals.
And if the Uruguay national team had succeeded in scoring another goal against Ghana, it would have advanced to the round of 16 at the expense of South Korea on goal difference, while the Korean team followed with great concern the match via digital devices until its end.
"It was the longest six minutes of my life," said Son, who will participate in the knockout rounds of the World Cup for the first time in his career. "But we in the team were optimistic."
And he continued, "I said that if Uruguay scores another goal, I am proud of this team and happy to make every effort and we will wait for what happens, we were just waiting, but it was a long wait."
He concluded, "We could not control ourselves after it was confirmed that we had reached the final price. It was difficult and beautiful moments, and the players collapsed with joy."
And Korea's victory over Portugal brought to mind the Asian team's 2-0 victory over Germany in the finals in Russia four years ago, which caused the then-defending champions to be knocked out of the tournament in the group stage.
During this match, Son scored a stoppage-time goal to confirm his team's victory in Kazan, but Korea was also eliminated from the tournament after Mexico was defeated 3-0 by Sweden, and these two teams advanced to the round of 16 accordingly.
And in the round of 16 next Monday, the South Korean team will meet its Brazilian counterpart, the five-time world champion, and the candidate for coronation again, in Qatar.
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