Heavy and reliable Captain KIM"I'm literally a temporary captain. I don't think I'm leading. "

Oct 11, 2024

Kim Min-jae Encouraging Hong Myung-bo

(Amman = Ryu Young-seok, reporter for the third Asian qualifying match between South Korea and Jordan at the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at Amman International Stadium in Jordan on the 10th (local time), Hong Myung-bo is encouraging captain Kim Min-jae after South Korea's 2-0 victory. 2024.10.11

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Kim Minjae 'I'll go first!'

(Amman = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Young-seok = The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third round of the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at Amman International Stadium in Jordan on the 10th (local time). Team captain Kim Min-jae is clearing the ball with a header ahead of Jordan's Mohammad Abuhashi. 2024.10.11

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[Amman (Jordan) = Reporter Yoon Jin-man of Sports Chosun] Every word of Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), who led the team to a scoreless victory against Jordan on behalf of Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who is injured, was satisfied.

After leading the team to a 2-0 victory over Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Amman International Stadium in Jordan on the 10th (Korea time), Kim Min-jae said, `I'm very satisfied with the most important result in a difficult away game.'Kim Min-jae played full-time for 90 minutes wearing the captain's armband. Coach Hong Myung-bo of the national soccer team needed a player to take over the captain in the two consecutive games between Jordan and Iraq, with captain Son Heung-min missing three games due to a hamstring injury and being also called off from the national team. Coach Hong appointed Kim Min-jae, who is known to be close to his seniors and juniors, as interim captain and Lee Jae-sung as interim vice captain.

Kim Min-jae is literally a temporary captain. Rather than thinking that I was leading, I tried to communicate with my team members and do well as a team"It's the secret to the team spirit's victory," he said.

The South Korean defense, led by Kim Min-jae, rarely gave up a threatening chance to the opponent. Kim Min-jae said "The first thing you think of as a defender is scoreless. I'm glad I brought both the result and the scoreless run."

In the 23rd minute of the first half, Kim Min-jae's best friend Hwang Hee-chan injured his ankle by his opponent's rough back tackle. It was a foul that was feared to cause long-term injury. Kim Min-jae said "It's important not to hurt the players, but unfortunately, he got hurt."It was a pity.

Kim Min-jae missed the Qatar Asian Cup semifinal match against Jordan in February. We had to watch South Korea lose 0-2 helplessly from a distance. Kim Min-jae said "It wasn't that I lost because I wasn't there, but it was a physically difficult situation for the team. We also had a lot of extra time. I also looked back on the other team that there were many players with good physical strength and fast players.

Regarding the fact that the national team players do not trust Coach Hong, "I don't know why, but some say that our team's atmosphere is not good." Contrary to that, our team's atmosphere is very good. Please convey this well."

yoonjinman@sportschosun.com