TITLE: “Hope you play a game without regret.” “Miracle of Kazan”

“I hope you play without regret.”

Shin Tae-yong, head coach of the Indonesian men’s national soccer team, gave warm support to the Korean women’s national team players in the final match against Germany.

The women’s national soccer team, led by head coach Colin Bell, clashed with Germany, the “FIFA No. 2” powerhouse, in the final Group H match of the FIFA 2023 Australia-New Zealand Women’s World Cup

Coincidentally, the situation is exactly the same as the men’s A national team led by coach Shin Tae-yong at the 2018 World Cup in Russia five years ago. At that time, Shin Tae-yong played the 3rd group match against Germany, the defending champion and FIFA ranking number 1, in Kazan, Russia, in despair of 2 consecutive losses. . It is a major event in Korean football history that brought Germany the humiliation of being eliminated from the World Cup group stage for the first time since World War II, and raised hopes for Korean football in the worst situation. Midfielder Lee Young-joo (Madrid CFF), whom we met at the Campbelltown Team Hotel near Sydney, Australia on the 1st, nodded, saying, “The players talked about the match” when asked about the ‘Miracle in Kazan’ by the reporters. “Korea is a team that is strong in crisis. We can do it too. It’s not over yet. There is hope,” he said, burning his fighting spirit.

Coach Shin, who concurrently serves as the coach of the Indonesian national team A and the under-23 national team, is busy preparing for the 2026 World Cup Asian 1st qualifier against Brunei (October 12, 17). there was. Coach Shin played as a player and coach in Australia and also ran a youth academy for a long time. As a former coach of the Korean national team, she regretted more than anyone else the situation in which women’s football had lost two consecutive matches to Colombia and Morocco, making it difficult for them to advance to the round of 16. Like the Russian World Cup men’s national team he led five years ago, he was well aware that he was burning the last ray of hope against Germany at the edge of despair.

Of course, the situation is much more difficult than then. South Korea lost 0-2 to Colombia and 0-1 to Morocco. In this tournament, he won six consecutive World Cups and failed to score a single goal or point, and after two consecutive losses, even hopes for the round of 16 were dashed. In the following match, Germany, the strongest team, lost 1-2 to Colombia (25th place in FIFA). Colombia, “two consecutive wins,” will be able to advance to the round of 16 dramatically if it beats Morocco, “one win and one loss,” by five goals, and South Korea, “two losses,” beats Germany, “one win and one loss.” The emergence of “Su” is only a theoretical number, but it is not an easy challenge. Germany, which finished second in the “one win and one loss” group, is in need of a victory in the final match, but the players have made it clear that they will pursue this hope desperately.

When asked if the ‘Miracle of Brisbane’ is possible, veteran Cho So-hyun calmly admits, “Soccer is a team sport, and in terms of the 23-member squad, we are behind Germany in terms of objective power.” It depends on how you put your mind to it,” he said. “It’s important not to let Germany win easily. The mindset of winning is important. It’s clear that I’m down mentally and physically right now, but if all 23 people think that they can win Germany with the same mindset, it’s possible.”

Lee Young-joo, who is eagerly preparing for the first stage of the second World Cup after recovering from a cruciate ligament injury, said, “Director Bell said, ‘We must not give up just because there is this small hope.’ We also try not to miss this small gap. I will show you the results without letting go of the string.” Chun Ga-ram, the youngest striker born in 2002, said, “Others say, ‘It’s a game that you don’t have to watch. How does Korea win?’ You may think, but it is important that we have hope, even though it is small. We will prepare hard to pursue that small hope. If we are given time to play, we want to play a game without regret and not be ashamed of.” “It’s a very small hope, and when other people see it, they’ll say, ‘You’re chasing that?’

It’s time for a miracle Coach Shin responded with a short and bold message of support to the request to convey the ‘energy of Kazan’ to the women’s soccer team. “Play a game without regrets. Play a game with no regrets for yourself, not to show off to anyone.”

Meanwhile, the women’s soccer team will move to Brisbane on the morning of the 2nd, have an official press conference at 3:00 pm local time, and an official training session at Spencer Park in Brisbane at 4:30 pm to prepare for the final challenge with no regrets.

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