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Captain Son Heung-min: “Let’s not be enemies among ourselves”
Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) was booed when he turned around after asking for support, and Jung Seung-hyun (Al Wasl) scored an own goal, and people even went to his wife’s SNS and left abusive comments. Many are pointing out that the criticism from soccer fans has gone too far.
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Hong Myung-bo, is having a hard time due to the jeers and criticism from their own soccer fans.
The national team, newly launched under coach Hong Myung-bo, recorded 1 win and 1 draw (4 points) in the first and second matches of Group B of the Asian 3rd qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North and Central America held in September, placing 2nd in Group B.
They had a shaky start with a 0-0 draw in the first match against Palestine held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 5th, but won 3-1 in the second match against Oman held at Sultan Qaboos Stadium in Muscat, Oman on the 10th.
Fans are dissatisfied with coach Hong Myung-bo, who was embroiled in controversy during the selection process, and the Korea Football Association (KFA) president Chung Mong-gyu, who was involved in the process.
Although most of the boos from the Palestine match were directed at Coach Hong and Chairman Chung, the players who were playing could not help but be affected when they were cursed at instead of cheered at a home A match.
In the end, after the game ended, Kim Min-jae approached the cheering section and personally requested, “Please cheer (not boo),” but in return, some fans booed him. In response, Kim Min-jae shook his head, and the controversy grew into a fight between “us” and not between the opponents.
The Red Devils officially stated, “They only booed Coach Hong and Chairman Jeong, not the players. Kim Min-jae misunderstood,” but the boos on site were loud enough to make the players, including Kim Min-jae, feel disappointed.
It was an unprecedented situation where Korean fans, including the Red Devils, booed the national team at their home game, and in the process, a scuffle broke out between the players and the Red Devils.
KBS commentator Kim Dae-gil told News 1, “I was shocked when I saw it in person. The soccer field is a battlefield, and I was shocked to see our fans, who were the 12th players, booing our team’s general and players. The players must have been intimidated, and the opposing players must have felt their spirits rise.”
He continued, “I fully understand the feelings of the fans, but there will be a space and time (to deliver the message) outside the stadium. At the very least, I hope that the players who fight with the mindset of going to the battlefield will receive a lot of support at the stadium.”
It didn’t end there. When Jeong Seung-hyeon scored an own goal in the Oman match, fans flocked to Jeong Seung-hyeon’s wife’s SNS and left malicious comments. It was an unintentional and unfortunate mistake on Jeong’s part as he tried to block a free kick, but fans poured out high-level criticism such as, “Please let your husband retire,” and “It’s you again, I’m sick of it.”
Even Jeong Seung-hyun had closed his personal SNS account due to the suffering caused by malicious comments, but fans sent messages to his wife saying, “It feels like it was only yesterday that I left a comment here because your account was blocked, and now you’re doing this again, I forgot,” which deeply hurt his family.
Even captain Son Heung-min couldn’t hide his regret in the chaotic atmosphere. When the national team players were having a hard time due to the jeers of the Red Devils, Son Heung-min said, “We shouldn’t become enemies. It will be difficult, but I ask for the fans’ support and love.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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