South Korea's Lee Kang-in covers his face after losing 0-2 between Jordan and Korea in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup semifinal semifinal match held at Al Rayyan Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Qatar on the 6th (local time) and failing to advance to the finals. I feel regretful.
Son Heung-min, who was defeated in the finals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, expressed his gratitude to the fans who gave him a lot of support after returning to his team Tottenham Hotspur.
On the 8th, Son Heung-min said on his social network service (SNS), “It was too late to say thank you as I was concentrating entirely on the game during the Asian Cup tournament that many people were looking forward to.” “It was heavy and disappointing, but it arrived safely,” he said.
Korea, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, lost 0-2 against Jordan in the Asian Cup semifinals that ended on the 7th.
Korea suffered the humiliation of not being able to hit a single effective shot in the first half of the game, ending its bid to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years.
He fought hard in the quarterfinals against Australia, scoring a spectacular free kick winning goal, but unfortunately ended up winning the fourth Asian Cup of his career in a complete loss to Jordan.
Son Heung-min is the only Taegeuk warrior to play all games full-time, and through this tournament, he set the record for the most appearances in the Asian Cup (18 games), beating Lee Young-pyo (16 games).
In addition, he scored a total of 7 goals in the Asian Cup, ranking tied for second place behind Lee Dong-gook (10 goals) and Choi Soon-ho (7 goals).
Looking back on the competition, he said, “I think I was not good enough as a captain and did not lead the team well,” and added, “I was very proud to be a Korean soccer player because they gave me so much love and support even in this situation.” “I am grateful and sorry,” he said.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min's Tottenham will play an English Premier League (EPL) home game against Brighton on the 11th.
Tottenham is currently in 5th place with 13 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses (44 points). 섯다
