[서울신문] 0-3 The defeat of Korea and Japan is also frustrating… Only Korea ran with the Japanese flag.[이슈픽]

On the 25th, Korea lost 0-3 in the Korea-Japan friendly match A held at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Japan. I was also angry about losing, but the Taegeukgi and Japanese flags were engraved on only the heart of the Korean national team. Only the Japanese flag was engraved on the uniform of the Japanese national team.

Regarding this controversy, the Korea Football Association said, “When the national team has played friendly matches, the flags of both countries and game information have been engraved on their uniforms all the time.” It started,” he explained.

One netizen said, “Nike, the national team uniform manufacturer, started wearing the flag of the opposing team on the national team’s uniforms in official games from 2018, and recently it ran in friendly matches. I posted a detailed explanation of the difference.

In fact, at the time of their visit to Austria in November last year, the Korean national team had their opponents’ flags in their hearts in matches against Mexico (2-3 losses) and Qatar (2-1 wins). The same was true for the 2018 Russia World Cup.

The association’s position is unfair to the controversy, but there is a strong backlash, such as a petition from the Blue House titled’Does it make sense for the national flag on the national soccer jersey?’ The explanation that the opposing team, Japan, did not engrave the Taegeukgi inscribed with the Taegeukgi, did not gain sympathy.

Bento wrapped soccer association “more active support”On the 26th, the Korea Football Association issued a statement titled’Written to the People’ in the name of Chairman Chung Mong-gyu. Chairman Chung said, “I am very sorry to be the president of the Football Association to the soccer fans, footballers and the people who were disappointed in the defeat of the Korea-Japan match that took place yesterday.”

“The association decided that it was the only opportunity to strengthen the national team’s strength ahead of the World Cup qualifiers, and despite the burden of Korea and Japan, we pushed forward this game.” I would like to express my sincere apology for causing great concern,” he added.

However, he pointed out that the accusations of Bento were not correct. “The responsibility of the football association is even greater for not fully supporting the game in the best possible condition,” he said. He said, “I will use this work as a mirror to support me more actively.”

After finishing the game, Bento said, “I couldn’t play the game I wanted today and a lot of mistakes were made. There were many scenes where the ball was taken away from the danger area. I met a lot of conceding situations. In the second half of the game, it was aggressive and strong, but Japan showed a better match. “Today’s defeat is a legitimate outcome without excuses.”

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