Son Heung-min was grateful for Mexico's hero. Kazan's miracle was recalled after the draw for the Korea World Cup…The match against Mexico is a match of friendship and a revenge match (media)
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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). Korean and Mexican fans are taking commemorative photos together. Rostov (Russia) = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2018.06.24/
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"Korea is not our enemy."
When Hong Myung-bo and the Mexican national soccer team were in the same group through a draw ceremony for the 2026 North-China World Cup finals held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on the 6th (Korea time), some Mexican fans reacted like this through SNS. South Korea and Mexico were in the same Group A as South Africa and European playoff D winners.
Foreign media also introduced the special relationship between Korea and Mexico. The U.S. sports broadcaster 『CBSSports" said"It breaks our hearts that South Korea and Mexico meet in Group A.' At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he posted a photo of a Mexican fan holding a Korean national flag, a Mexican fan strangling a Korean fan wearing a Mexican uniform, and a video of a fan believed to be a Korean being surrounded by a number of Mexican fans and receiving a celebratory dance (?) as a gift.
"'CBS Sports' means that South Korea beat Germany 2-0 in the final group match of the World Cup in Russia. Through this, we have established an eternal friendship between the two countries,' he said, shedding light on what happened between the two countries.
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At that time, Shin Tae-yong, who was on the verge of being eliminated due to all two losses in the group stage, produced a so-called "Miracle of Kazan" by winning 2-0 against Germany with dramatic consecutive goals by Kim Young-kwon (Ulsan) and Son Heung-min (LA FC) in the 92nd minute of the second half extra time.
Although South Korea failed to advance to the round of 16 with one win and two losses (3 points), Mexico benefited from South Korea. Mexico, which lost 0-3 to Sweden in the final match, was almost eliminated from the group stage due to the difference in points even though it had a good performance of 2-1 (six points) if Germany beat South Korea. With Korea's victory, Mexico advanced to the round of 16 as the second place in the group after Sweden (six points), and Germany (three points) fell to the bottom of the group after Korea.
Sports broadcaster 『ESPN"Son Heung-min became a hero (of Mexico) with his 96th minute score leading Germany to the elimination of the World Cup in Russia. Now, South Korea will face Mexico in next year's World Cup."
'ESPN' also posted a video of Son Heung-min wearing a traditional Mexican hat, Sombrero. When Son Heung-min visited the Korean town of LA in July 2018 to attend the International Champions Cup (ICC), shortly after the Russian competition, Mexican fans flocked to present Sombrero as a thank you.
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). Son Heung-min is getting a one-on-one kick with Ochoa. Rostov (Russia) = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2018.06.24/
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However, Son Heung-min is destined to aim precisely at Mexico's goal for a ticket to the round of 32 tournaments in the next World Cup. South Korea will play its first group match against the European PO winner at Estadio Acron in Guadalajara, Mexico, on June 12 next year, and face Mexico at the same stadium on the 19th. On the 25th, the venue will be moved to Estadio BBVA in Monterrey and face South Africa. The national team met Mexico in the group stage of the 1998 World Cup in France and the 2018 World Cup in Russia and lost all of them. This World Cup showdown goes beyond 'Friendship Match' and also has the character of 'Revenge Match'.
Coach Hong Myung-bo said in an interview with domestic reporters after the draw ceremony, `When we think about our previous home games, the advantage of the home team often comes out more than our ability.' `Mexico is a very good team, both in the past and now. However, Korean players have also improved their experience compared to the past."
Coach Hong said, `The first and second games will be played at 1,600 meters above the ground. The third game is not that high, but it is very humid and matches are played in temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius. I think that will be the biggest and most important pointIt takes at least 10 days or more than two weeks to adapt to the highlands. If I call up the national team, I think I'll have to go and adapt right away." "It became the World Cup in Mexico (not North and Central America)." Coach Hong will return home after visiting the base camp candidate site and the group stage.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
