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| The second group qualifying match between South Korea and Mexico for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was held at Rostov Arena in Russia early on the 24th (Korea time). The Korean team lost 1-2. Son Heung-min is disappointed. Rostov (Russia) = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2018.06.24/ |
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Ahead of the A-match warm-up match between South Korea and Mexico, the return match between Son Heung-min (33, LA FC) and Irving Rosano (30, San Diego) is drawing attention locally.
The Argentine newspaper 'Olle' published a preview article titled 'Chucky Rosano VS Son Heung-min: From the California Classic to the Mexico-Korea match on the 9th, ahead of the September A match warm-up match between Korea and Mexico at 10 a.m. (Korea time) in Nashville, Tennessee.
The media cited striker and winger Son Heung-min and quick short winger Rosano's 'reunion' as keywords in the showdown between South Korea and Mexico. 'Two players meet again on FIFA Day! The last time the two players faced each other, we introduce their performance and interesting facts. One of the two players scored a goal in the final duel, he said.
Son Heung-min and Rosano faced off in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) match held at BMO Stadium in LA on the 1st. Son Heung-min, who played full-time as a one-top striker for 90 minutes, failed to score an offensive point, and eventually suffered his first defeat since advancing to the U.S. with a score of one to two.
'Olle' was one of the scorers of the night. LA FC's Dnie Buanga scored the first goal, but Rosano equalized. Then Anders Dreyer scored the come-from-behind winning goal.
"'Oleh' continued 'Son Heung-min (a month ago) and Rosano (earlier this year), who recently flew to North America, are performing well on the North American stage and hope to play in the World Cup in their best condition. Who will win this game? Is it Korea's turn to win this time?,' he added.
'Oleh' also shed light on the fact that South Korea led by Son Heung-min and Mexico led by Rosano had different results in the previous warm-up match. Son scored his first goal against the U.S. and assisted his second goal to lead the team to a 2-0 victory. Mexico drew the match against Japan without scoring a goal. I'm looking for a win against a team that has a former Tottenham player and a colleague playing for it.
Although the media did not shed any light, Son Heung-min has lost all three of his last showdowns with Rosano. The two players started side by side in the second group match of the 2018 Russia World Cup in Rostov in June 2018. Son Heung-min scored a comeback goal in the 3rd minute of extra time in the second half when he was being dragged 0-2, but failed to prevent South Korea's 1-2 defeat. Son Heung-min, who lost two consecutive games after losing 0-1 to Sweden in the first group match, shed tears of regret.
Son Heung-min experienced a 2-3 defeat in the warm-up match between South Korea and Mexico in Austria in November 2020. Son Heung-min and Rosano played full-time for 90 minutes side by side. South Korea has recently won three straight A matches against Mexico.
Rosano made his professional debut in 2014 in pachuca, Mexico, and entered the European stage by joining PSV Eindhoven in 2017. Rosano, who played as an ace for PSV for two seasons, moved to Naples for a transfer fee of 42 million euros in 2019 and led him to win Copa Italy in the 2019-2020 season and Serie A in the 2022-2023 season.
Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), who moved to Naples from Fenerbahce in 2022 and supported Scudetto, shared his best memories. Rosano, who replaced him in the second half against Japan, will reunite with Kim Min-jae, who is likely to start, on the ground. Rosano returned to PSV in 2023 and won the Redivisie to the Netherlands in the 2023-2024 season. This year, San Diego has scored nine goals in 23 MLS games.
Since his debut as a member of Mexico in 2016, he has played 71 A matches for nine years and scored 18 goals.
When Son Heung-min plays against Mexico, he plays 136 individual A matches and ties the record for the most appearances in the Korean national team with current national soccer team coaches Cha Bum-keun and Hong Myung-bo. Son Heung-min, who scored his 52nd goal in the match against the U.S., narrowed the gap with Cha Bum-keun (58 goals), the highest scorer, to six goals.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
