- The famous scene of the World Cup
In the second round of the 2002 World Cup group stage, South Korea met their father, the United States. In the second half of the game, the South Korean team, which was already 0:1 behind and had no way to retreat, fought with all its strength, and finally scored a header by Ahn Jung-hwan to equalize the score. After scoring the goal, Ahn Jung-hwan used skating to celebrate the event in front of the world in solidarity with Kim Dong-sung, who was disqualified from the gold medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics for being convicted of a foul on host U.S. team Apollo. This kind of korean sports with shamelessness as a fine tradition of complaining for itself in front of the world was still relatively rare at that time, and it became a famous scene in the World Cup. In the face of their American father, the Koreans whose national self-confidence and self-esteem have exploded, the Chinese character banner "Unification of the World, the Republic of Korea" in the stands has made the peace-loving and sports-respecting world rush to shudder (it has been arrogant enough not to recognize the father).
Ahn Jung-hwan's header broke the goal
Ahn Jeong-hwan imitates the celebratory movements of skating
Kim Dong-sung was convicted of foul action
Kim Dong-sung was very unhappy with the punishment
South Korean fans who played "Unity of the World, Republic of Korea"
Ahn Jeong-hwan's celebratory gestures
- The darkest hour of the World Cup
In the competition after the 2002 World Cup, the South Korean team fully demonstrated to the world the application of its national taekwondo on the football field, as well as the sports tradition of not talking about martial arts and not being ashamed. Under the operation of various shady scenes of the Korean team, the Italian team and the Spanish team were hacked out continuously by despicable means, and they entered the final four of the World Cup.
Among them, in the 16-8 knockout match, Ahn Jung-hwan, who won a penalty opportunity with the help of the referee in the first half, was weak because the penalty came from the wrong way, and the main penalty point was also saved by Buffon, and the South Korean team failed to lead with the help of the referee.
Ahn Jung-hwan conceded a penalty
In extra time, with the bottomless help of the heart-black referee and the taekwondo skills of the Korean players, the Italian team, which was sent two and injured many people, was already in danger. The South Korean team, which had the advantage of physical strength and numbers, eventually won with another golden ball from Ahn Jung-hwan's header. Such a winless game is a disgrace to football.
Ahn Jung-hwan's header broke the goal
Ahn Jung-hwan's breaking of the door instantly
Ahn Jung-hwan, as a generation of gods who showed martial virtue and Korean sportsmanship for South Korea in 2002, the fighting spirit is commendable, but such a bottomless and only victory-seeking approach has made Ahn Jung-hwan and the whole of Korea spurned by the world.