"I'm sorry" 0:4 defeat → Son Heung-min bowed his head "We meet a stronger team at the World Cup... I'm sure the players felt it a lot

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South Korea's national soccer team captain Son Heung-min (34, LAFC) threw a heavy message. After the 0-4 defeat, Son Heung-min urged his teammates to reflect on themselves, saying, "We have to be humble."

The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, was completely defeated by Ivory Coast 0-4 in a friendly match at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England, at 11 p.m. on the 28th (Korea time).

South Korea will meet South Africa in the group stage finals of the FIFA World Cup in North Korea and China in June. Ivory Coast was a sparring against South Africa.

Son Heung-min, who was replaced in the 13th minute of the second half, struggled on the left side and tried to turn the mood around, but it was not enough to turn the weight of the already tilted game.

"Football is an atmosphere battle," Son said in an interview with a broadcasting station after the game. "I had to connect the opportunity to a goal," he said. "I'm sure I'm sorry for the loss, but there were some things that the opponent did well. This will be the case at the World Cup. I think we need to prepare better," he said.

Son Heung-min strongly pointed out the attitude the national team should have through this defeat. Son Heung-min said, "No matter who you meet, it will always be difficult. In the World Cup, you have to meet a more difficult opponent than this. The opponent will also prepare better," he warned.

Son Heung-min then said, "I learned more from today's game. You have to be humble in the game. We have to think that the opponent is better than us and play," he stressed.

He also expressed his belief toward his fellow players. Son Heung-min said, "We must have felt a lot and the players felt a lot. Defeat hurts, but we have to learn what we have to learn," he said, clarifying that the complete defeat should be more than just a lesson.

Regarding his recent physical condition, he said, "I had a cold from the game before the call," and added, "I'm in a lot better condition because I've been controlling my condition."

Finally, Son bowed to the fans. Son Heung-min said, "I'm sorry for showing regret to the fans who came to the stadium and the fans who cheered in Korea," adding, "It's hard to say that today's game is a failure as we get closer to the actual match (main match), but we showed an unsuccessful performance." You may be disappointed, but if you support us hard, I will do my best to show better performance against Austria," he said.

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