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"Korean Express" Park Chan-ho celebrated the Korean national baseball team's first advance to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in 17 years.
Park Chan-ho celebrated the Korean national baseball team's advance to the quarterfinals of the WBC with a photo taken at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on the 9th.
In the photo, Park Chin-ho appears to have watched the game together at the Tokyo Dome with several baseball players, including former major leaguer and commentator Kim Sun-woo, and broadcaster Jung Joon-ha.
Park Chan-ho said, "Yes, this is it! This is who we are, Korea! It was such a touching time, he said. "I applaud my juniors for doing their best without giving up and achieving the difficult results."
He continued, "I hope you don't cool down today's emotional temperature. For the new history, fighting Korea! That's cool...Let's go! Miami."
Meanwhile, the Korean baseball team, led by head coach Ryu Ji-hyun, won 7-2 against Australia in the final four games of the 2026 WBC Group C at Tokyo Dome, Japan, at 7 p.m. on the 9th. With this victory, South Korea tied Australia and Taiwan with two wins and two losses, but advanced to the quarterfinals dramatically, ranking second in the group by leading in the loss rate between the teams.
As a result, South Korea will head to Miami, where the quarterfinals will be held, and the quarterfinals to be held on the 14th are likely to be the Dominican Republic or Venezuela in Group D.
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