Cho Hyun-woo, who was avenged by losing three runs three years ago, will stop him without losing a point this time

Jul 14, 2025

Cho Hyun-woo, who was avenged by losing three runs three years ago, will stop him without losing a point this time
Seongnam Sports Complex /2025 EAFF E-1 Championship / Men's A-team / Interview / Cho Hyun-woo / Photo by Kim Jung-wook



Hong Myung-bo's captain Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan HD) vowed to win the Korea-Japan match.

Cho Hyun-woo met with reporters ahead of training for the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) Japan held at Seongnam Stadium on the 14th. "It's an important match against Japan, but there are so many great players right now. If you play with confidence as much as you have good abilities, you will get good results for sure."

The two recent matches between Korea and Japan were all tears. In March 2021, he lost 0-3 in a warm-up match in Yokohama, and also lost 0-3 in the 2022 East Asian Cup in Nagoya to miss the championship trophy. For Cho Hyun-woo, who defended the goal at the time, the match can be said to be a stage of revenge.




Cho Hyun-woo said, `If the coach plays what he wants, we have confidence and belief that we can definitely win. We are doing our best to finish the East Asian Cup with a good performance by preventing the scoreless game" he said. Regarding the atmosphere of the team, "Our players seem to have gained more confidence as they played this tournament. Tactically, there was a change to three-back, but I think I'll play tomorrow with more confidence because I've been performing well enough." As for Japan "It seems that the opponent has also prepared with three backs. I don't know how it will come out tomorrow, but modern soccer should use both three-back and four-back well. The tactical part is also important, but we need to try to make sure that our players take the field with a strong spirit and perform well tomorrow."

Cho Hyun-woo, who was avenged by losing three runs three years ago, will stop him without losing a point this time
◇photo courtesy of the Korea Football Association
The national team was centered on the best players in the K-League. In the meantime, Hong Myung-bo's performance in the match between China and Hong Kong has been impressive even in different situations than the European team's composition. Cho Hyun-woo said, `There are players who met for the first time and lived and trained together, but they were competitive enough as a national team member. It is judged that there is enough possibility on the global stage. I'm looking forward to the future. I hope many other people show interest in it."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.