Against the Brazilian men s football team, South Korea lost and Japan won, Son Heung-min said a decisive word

The Japanese national men's football team faced the five-time World Cup champion Brazil in an international friendly match held at Tokyo Stadium (Ajinomoto Stadium) on October 14, local time, and finally achieved a historic reversal of victory 3-2. This is a victory that has been waiting for 30 years. It was also the first time in the history of the Japanese men's football team that they defeated Brazil and scored three goals against Brazil for the first time. South Korean media "Sports Chosun" reported on the same day the reaction of South Korean team forward Son Heung-min when he was informed of the news of Japan's victory over Brazil.

South Korean men’s football team captain Son Heung-min

In the match on the 10th, the Brazilian men’s football team defeated the South Korean team 5-0. This time, the Japanese team faced the "Kingdom of Football" Brazil at home and conceded two goals in the first half alone. However, in the 52nd minute, midfielder Takumi Minamino caught the opponent's pass error, intercepted and scored the goal that kicked off the counterattack; in the 62nd minute, forward Keito Nakamura also scored, leveling the score to 2-2. Then in the 71st minute, through a corner kick, forward Kiryo Ueda completed the reversal with a worthless header, ultimately defeating Brazil 3-2.

After the game, "Sports Korea" used "Beat Brazil, South Korea lost and Japan won. Son Heung-min said a decisive sentence" as the introduction, and then wrote that the Japanese team, which reversed a two-goal disadvantage, did not allow the Brazilian team to score an equalizer. Naturally, comparisons with South Korea's results are inevitable. In the previous game against Brazil, South Korea lost 0-5. This was a game result that made people truly feel the barriers to a world-class team. So, how did Son Heung-min react? When asked about the result of the match between Japan and Brazil, he said he "didn't care much" and made it clear that he didn't care and didn't even check the result of the Japanese team.

The report quoted the South Korean men's football captain's reaction and pointed out that this "is the attitude that South Korea needs most", and further emphasized: "Japan and South Korea, both in terms of the team's combat effectiveness and future plans, are different. Just because Japan won, we cannot say that Brazil is a weak team; and just because Japan drew, we cannot say that Paraguay is a strong team. To the world In the World Cup finals, Japan and South Korea have different paths to take. Son Heung-min's words make people feel that they should not cry for Japan's success, nor should they laugh at (the opponent's) failure, but uphold the will to "move forward as a Korean team."" The report emphasized that Japan and South Korea should not be compared easily, but should learn from Son Heung-min's attitude.