South Korea international Lee Tin-so recalls the 2002 World Cup controversy: the deliberate kick of Maldini

In the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, the South Korean team broke into the final four under the referee's "guarantee". 19 years later, the war of words left by that World Cup is still fermenting.

Among them, south Korea's 1-0 victory over Italy was the most controversial one.

Recently, lee tin-so, the forward of the South Korean team at that time, talked about the match during a variety show, saying that he had deliberately kicked Maldini's head at that time.

"Those Italian players are arrogant, they have no one in sight, I feel like they look down on Korean players. I kicked him, not because he was Maldini, but because he happened to be there. ”

Looking back at the game, when south Koreans crossed from the left, Maldini and Lee Tianxiu were both in front. Maldini preemptively tackled the ball to free the ball, Li Tianxiu picked up his right foot, and he kicked directly on the back of Maldini's head when he couldn't kick the ball at all.

But then, the referee Moreno did not make any decisions...

In that game, the South Korean team, under the protection of the referee, countless flying shovels, kicks, and even elbow Piero were let go by the referee.

And the Italian team's two good balls were also blown off by the referee and sent off Totti... In the end, Ahn Jung-hwan scored with an extra-hour header to help the South Korean team advance to the quarterfinals.

The Paper's reporter Qi Dong

Source: The Paper