Regarding the memory of the 2002 World Cup, because the Chinese team reached the finals historically, that summer was absolutely hot and unforgettable for a generation of fans.

But from the perspective of game viewing, the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan was the most boring one in the past 30 years. In that classic 1/8 final, South Korea defeated Italy 2:1. Maybe it was like this

The description is not appropriate. The game itself is not a classic at all, but what is classic is the final outcome.

On June 18, 2002, in the 1/8 finals of the Korea-Japan World Cup, the host South Korea faced Italy. Hiddink’s staff included the fledgling Park Ji-sung, Lee Young-pyo, Ahn Jung-hwan, who served as the number one idol, and was later shortlisted for the best team of the World Cup.

Hong Myung-bo, Cha Duli, Kim Nam-il, Lee Yun-jae, Seol Qi-hyun. Let’s look at Italy, Buffon, Maldini, Del Piero, Totti, Vieri... But judging from the lineup, the two

They are not on the same level at all.

But South Korea was the host, so it had all the advantages off the field. In the public opinion environment at the time, after all, it was a host country, and it was completely normal for Japan or South Korea to advance to the 1/8 finals, but it would be a bit exaggerated to want to go further.

Who would have thought that Japan "followed" the original laws of football, while South Korea grew stubbornly, and finally broke into the semi-finals unbelievably, creating the best result of an Asian team in the World Cup. And what happened to this brilliant flower that grew stubbornly?

Whether it is a fairy grass or a poisonous strain, the world can judge for itself.

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Yin Jun watched the game while eating in a private room of the hotel with the crew of "The Family".

It is now during the World Cup, and the crew intends to capitalize on Yin Jun's popularity, so they have no objection to Yin Jun's proposal to watch this game.

Shortly after the start, South Korea got a penalty kick opportunity, which was a bit surprising, but the Italian was indeed suspected of fouling, which makes sense, not to mention Ahn Jung-hwan's shot was saved by Buffon.

Then Vieri scored with a header and made a gesture of shutting up after scoring. Everything seemed to be going in the direction of Italy.

However, what happened next left everyone stunned, unable to believe that there was such a dark football game in the world.

With a 1:0 lead, the Italians first started to commit suicide. They wasted a lot of opportunities to kill the game. Vieri's single shot strangely missed, and Tomasi's single shot was also blocked by Li Yunzai.

The performance of the Korean team and the referee really came into play at the end of the first half.

In the 44th minute, during a corner kick, Italian defensive player Coco was knocked to the ground by South Korean kickboxer Yoo Sang-steel's elbow. His left brow bone was broken and he immediately started bleeding profusely.

The referee showed no sign of this hurtful move, which made other Korean fighters even more unscrupulous!

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Shortly after the start of the second half, Juventus player Del Piero was elbowed in the abdomen by Kim Tae-young and fell to the ground while making a breakthrough. The referee just called the two people together to yell a few words and did not show the Korean thug a yellow card.

Kim Tae-young hit Del Piero in the face with his elbow, which made the top star of the Old Lady feel a little dazed. This heavy blow frightened Del Piero, who turned into a soft-legged crab as soon as he entered the competition. Soon after, he was beaten by the gold medal

Coach Trapattoni replaced.

Trapattoni was also criticized by Italy because his tactical philosophy was too conservative when he was leading by one goal. He replaced Del Piero with Gattuso in the 61st minute in an attempt to defend with a classic chain defense.

The score is 1:0.

But he was wrong. The Italian coach ignored the "dark advantage" of the host country and the "Korean ginseng physical fitness" of the Korean players.

In the 71st minute, Zambrotta broke through from the right, and Korean thug Huang Shanhong kicked Zambrotta off the court with a standard criminal flying shovel. Because he could not persist, he was replaced by Di Livio.

This egregious foul, which was obviously going to result in a red card and possible suspension, escaped the referee's punishment again!

In the 78th minute, Totti dribbled the ball continuously and was brought down when he was about to break into the penalty area. A near-goal opportunity was stifled, and the referee still showed no sign.

In the 79th minute, Maldini fell to the ground in the penalty area to make a clearance. South Korean player Lee Cheon-soo, who was standing behind the Cavaliers, kicked Maldini in the back of the head with his right foot when it was impossible to touch the ball. Faced with this, even in the free fight

The referee on duty turned a blind eye to this useless move that was also expressly prohibited!

Di Livio pointed his finger at the referee Moreno and angrily reprimanded him. The blind and evil Ecuadorian referee looked like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water. Vieri had mixed emotions in his eyes. Next to him were Gattuso and Korean player Li

Yun Zai, Liu Xiangtie.

Facing this scene, the crew of "The Family" in the box were also shocked: Damn, this is simply the real version of "Shaolin Football"!

In the 88th minute, Panucci made a small mistake in clearing the ball in the penalty area, giving South Korea hope of a comeback. Seol Qi-hyun's goal brought South Korea back from the edge of elimination. This was a sign that the momentum of the whole game had turned towards South Korea. After the equalizer,

It was the Koreans who were attacking crazily. Italy's physical fitness had already been exhausted, not to mention the fierce battle in overtime.

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In the overtime, Korean fighters continued to fight unscrupulously. In the 100th minute, Lee Cheon-soo kicked Gattuso head-on without the ball. The Milan tough guy subconsciously turned around to avoid the injury. Under the angry questioning of the Italian players

Next, the referee showed a yellow card and ended the matter.

Italy had no chance in overtime? No! Totti had already created the opportunity, but unfortunately, Moreno "stepped forward" and ignored a seemingly undisputed penalty kick and gave it to the extremely angry

Totti's second yellow card. As the Prince of Rome left the field indignantly, the balance of victory began to tip towards South Korea. There were 12 South Koreans and 10 Italians on the field. How could they still play like this?

In the 111th minute, Vieri passed the ball to the left in seconds. Tomasi successfully broke into the penalty area and scored a goal, but was ruled offside. In slow motion, this was an absolute killer goal! In the penalty kick

After being disallowed, another Italian goal was wiped out.

In the 117th minute, Ahn Jung-hwan's winning goal came, and South Korea eliminated Italy 2:1 and reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup in history.

Look at Trapattoni's anger and you will know the despair of the Italians at that time.

Even though it was the second time he watched this game, Yin Jun was still speechless for a long time.

Liu Xian'er, who was already frightened and turned pale, asked Yin Jun in a low voice: "Brother Yin Jun, is this what real football is like? Isn't it too scary? Otherwise, stop playing football and become an actor."

? You are so handsome and so popular, you will definitely become famous!"

Next to her, An Yi, who played the eighth lady of the Jin family, and the heroine Dong Bailian also looked at Yin Jun with lingering fear.

Yin Jun smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "Real football is naturally not like this. In this world, only a despicable country with no limits can play such football!"
Chapter completed!