Who is the greatest Asian star in world cup history? Recently, the AFC announced on its official website the results of the votes cast by experts and fans some time ago, and finally Park Ji-sung, the "three lungs" from South Korea, became the winner. He was elected mainly because of Park Ji-sung's personal leadership ability and his achievements in the World Cup.
Park Ji-sung is the first player in the history of Korean football to win the Premier League, and was also the flagship figure of Asian football in the world before Son Heung-min. In the history of the national team, Park Ji-sung has participated in three World Cups, including goals in 2002, 2006 and 2010. In the 2002 group stage against Portugal, Park Ji-sung scored the first goal in the history of the individual World Cup; in the 2006 World Cup group stage against France, Park Ji-sung scored the second goal in the history of the individual World Cup; in the 2010 World Cup group stage against Greece, Park Ji-sung scored again. Although only one goal has been scored in all three World Cups, the value of goals is very important. In 2002, South Korea broke through the World Cup group stage for the first time, and in 2010, South Korea entered the overseas World Cup group for the first time, and Park Ji-sung was indispensable.
Park Ji-sung's contribution to the Korean team is multifaceted. He is the spiritual leader of the Korean team, a lot of attacks, are launched by Park Ji-sung, and driven by Park Ji-sung, the South Korean players appear to be very confident and mature; he is a pioneer, on the fight, "three lungs" is definitely one of the most capable players in the Korean team, he spares no effort in the game, whether it is offensive or defensive. Moreover, his position on the field is very erratic, and he will appear on the left, right and middle roads. In the 2002 World Cup and the 2006 World Cup, they played against European powerhouses twice, and Park Ji-sung relied on running to win the opportunity to break the goal. Under the leadership of Park Ji-sung, South Korean players can defeat or draw strong opponents, and Park Ji-sung, who is a model in leadership and concentration, also led the Korean football team to success in the World Cup. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Park Ji-sung is the number one star of the Korean team in the history of the World Cup, and even the top superstar of Asian football in the World Cup.
In the expert selection session, former Japanese coach Trussier, Iranian coach Gutby and a number of Asian coaches voted for Park Ji-sung, which shows the conquering power of Park Ji-sung's influence. The other four players selected in world cup history are Australia's Cahill, Saudi Arabia's Abdul, Iran's Beranwand and Japan's Keiyo Honda. The reason for their selection is also because they have left a brilliant mark in the history of the World Cup, in which In the fan voting process, Cahill ranked first, but after the expert panel review, Cahill finally ranked second after Park Ji-sung. But despite this, for the most part, Cahill has been fully recognized by the fans.