In the final qualifying round for the Paris Olympics, our national team will play the quarterfinals against Indonesia in the early morning of the day after tomorrow (the 26th). Hwang Seon-hong and Shin Tae-yong, two Korean coaches, met at the single tree bridge, literally at the end of the ground.
This is reporter Jeon Young-min from Qatar.
Coaches Hwang Seon-hong and Shin Tae-yong, who are former outstanding star players, have also built successful careers as coaches.
Coach Hwang won the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year, and Coach Shin used the so-called ‘Miracle of Kazan’ by defeating Germany at the 2018 Russia World Cup.
These two people have faced each other many times on the domestic stage during their time as K-League coaches, but this time they actually met at the ‘Single Bridge’.
The winning side gets closer to a ticket to the Olympic finals, and the losing side is finished.
Coach Hwang Seon-hong, who held an official press conference ahead of the final match, did not hide his caution toward coach Shin Tae-yong.
[황선홍/올림픽축구대표팀 감독 : (인도네시아의) 강점이라고 하면 신태용 감독님이 있는 게 강점인 것 같고, 사사로운 감정은 뒤로하고 무조건 이길 수 있도록 준비하고 경기할 생각입니다.]
Coach Shin, who is once again displaying the ‘Shin Tae-yong Magic’, pledged to win without regret despite the ironic fate of having to fight against his close friend and his country.
[신태용/인도네시아대표팀 감독 : 운명의 장난 같이 이렇게 8강에서 붙게 되어서 좀 힘들지만 그래도 스포츠는 스포츠고 냉정하게 경기에 모든 것을 다 최선을 다하려고 생각하고 있습니다.]
If we beat Indonesia here and advance to the semi-finals, the fateful semi-final with a ‘direct ticket to Paris’ will be played against the winner of the quarter-finals between Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia lost to Iraq yesterday with 2 wins and 1 loss, and Uzbekistan beat Vietnam 3 to 0 today and entered the quarterfinals with all three wins.
(Video editing: Oh No-young, design: Kang Gyeong-rim)
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