After the match between South Korea and Brazil in the round of 16, it was known that Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior was waiting for him to exchange uniforms with South Korean defender Kim Moon-hwan.



On the 7th local time, a video of Vinicius Junior waiting for a Korean player was posted on the official Fox Soccer account with the short phrase “Respect”.



Vinicius, who appears in the video, is a striker born in 2000 for Real Madrid, Spain. He participated in 35 games last season and scored 17 goals and 13 assists, leading his team to the league championship.



He is also the one who gave us frustration by shaking our country's net in the 7th minute in the first half of the round of 16 against Brazil last time.


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Beyond Brazil, the super rookie who is considered one of the best prospects in the world waited anxiously for Korea's defender Kim Moon-hwan.



Kim Moon-hwan, currently a defender for Jeonbuk Hyundai, participated in the World Cup in the right defensive position, which has long been considered one of Bentuho's weaknesses.



Kim Moon-hwan, who started as the first starter in the match against Uruguay, solidified his position by starting in four consecutive matches, and in the match against Brazil, he performed an active dribble, successfully pulling the ball out between his legs when Neymar ran to steal it. .



He also showed responsibility for attacking and defending the right side to the extent that he was selected as the player who performed the most sprints (268 times) in the national team.



Vinicius, who looked at Kim Moon-hwan's performance, seems to have been strongly impressed by his play.


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Vinicius, who met him who had been waiting for him, exchanged brief greetings with the introduction of Baek Seung-ho, and hugged lightly while exchanging their national team uniforms.



Fox Sports illuminated this scene, saying, "Vinicius of Brazil exchanging uniforms with Kim Moon-hwan of Korea."



Meanwhile, Kim Moon-hwan returned to the K-League this season after transferring to LA FC in 2021, but the prospect of advancing to Europe is emerging again as he showed impressive performance in this World Cup.



(Photo = @foxsoccer Instagram, Yonhap News)