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I didn’t expect to see this ceremony again on the World Cup stage after the 2002 Shinhwa Semifinal.
The players and spectators were delighted.
This is reporter Jo Hee-won.
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The moment when 9 minutes and 30 seconds, like 9 hours and 30 minutes, finally burst out,
The players of the national team sprayed water and jumped up from their seats, unable to hide their joy.
Soon after, they joined hands and ran to the edge of the ground to slide as a group towards the stands, sharing the joy of progressing to the round of 16 with the cheering squad who flew all the way to Doha , Qatar.
As if this ceremony was unfamiliar, Lee Kang-in, born in 2001, the youngest member of the national team, performed only a front roll.
The 2002 World Cup team moving ceremony was recreated in Doha after 20 years.
By coincidence, even then, the opponent was Portugal, who was considered the favorite at the time.
After defeating Portugal and confirming their progress to the round of 16, the 2002 World Cup team thanked the fans with a sliding ceremony.
[김영권/축구대표팀]
“At that time, I was in the first year of middle school. I always wanted to do it every World Cup and I wanted to recreate it…”
Since then, this sliding group has become a symbol of victory for the national team, which rushed to the round of 16, the quarter-finals, and the semi-finals.
[손준호/축구대표팀]
“All the players said let’s do it together. I think I did it again because I saw something watching the 2002 World Cup since I was young…”
The players of our national team are preparing for another miracle so that the ceremony will not end today and will continue even after the match against Brazil.
[김영권/축구대표팀]
“It won’t be easy, but miracles will definitely happen, and I will work hard to prepare for that miracle to happen once again.”
This is MBC News Jo Hee-win.
Video commentary: Kim Shin-young, Son Ji-yoon / Video editing: Min Kyung-tae
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