Korean national football team player Cho Kyu-seong (Jeonbuk) revealed an anecdote about fighting with the Portuguese national team players in the final group stage match against Portugal at the 2022 Qatar World Cup held on the 3rd.



Korea lost a goal in the 5th minute of the game, but in the 27th minute of the first half, Kim Young-kwon (Ulsan) equalized with a corner kick. I achieved a come-from-behind victory.



In particular, Cho Kyu-sung's battle of nerves with Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (37, independent) became a hot topic.



On this day, Ronaldo showed a sluggish appearance, such as being caught offside several times and blowing shooting opportunities, and was replaced by Andre Silva (Leipzig) in the 20th minute of the second half.



In the process, as Ronaldo left the stadium somewhat slowly, there was a nervous war with Cho Kyu-sung.



When Cho Kyu-sung urged him to “leave quickly,” Ronaldo made a gesture by putting his finger to his mouth.



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In an interview conducted at the stadium that day, Cho Kyu-seong confessed that he did not want to lose in the fight, saying, "(Portuguese players) suddenly cursed and quarreled."



At the same time, he explained the situation at the time, "(Ronaldo) told me to go out slowly and leave quickly. Then he cursed in Portuguese, saying 'Caralho'."



Kim Young-kwon, who scored the equalizer with Ronaldo's 'assistance', also testified that he had heard his swearing clearly, saying, "Ronaldo kept swearing in Portuguese. He said the same thing a lot. It seemed like he was talking to himself."



However, in an interview with the Spanish daily Marca, Ronaldo said about the trouble with Cho Kyu-sung, "(The Korean player) told me to leave quickly, so I just said 'shut up'. He has no right to say that. problem,” he replied.



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One doubt here.

How could the two native Korean players who had never played in the Portuguese league understand Ronaldo's swear words?



It is because of the influence of Bento and the coaching staff.



Except for coaches Michael Kim and Taewook Choi, Bento coach, Sergio Costa head coach, Philippe Coelho coach, Vitor Silvestre goalkeeper coach, and Pedro Pereira physical coach are all Portuguese.



As both Kim Young-kwon and Jo Kyu-seong had been working at Bento Lake for a long time, they were familiar with Portuguese.



Kim Young-kwon explained, "There are many Portuguese among our coaching staff, so we hear a lot of swearing. But Ronaldo said the same thing."



Meanwhile, Bentuho, who has achieved his first goal of reaching the round of 16 in the World Cup for the first time in 12 years, will challenge another 'miracle' of advancing to the quarterfinals in a game against Brazil at 4:00 am on the 6th.



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