South Korea was kicked out of the Asian Cup by Jordan in the semi-final, bidding farewell to the Asian Cup in advance, and also their 64th consecutive year in the Asian Cup Championship drought. Ace star Son Heung-min had 0 shots on target in the whole game, and his performance was in the doldrums, turning from a hero in the previous game to a sinner.
Son Heung-min has failed to win the Asian Cup for four consecutive tournaments, with his best result being a runner-up finish in 2015, a final defeat against Australia, and one more third-place finish, one last-four finish, and one last-eight finish. After the match, he was in a daze on the pitch and seemed to find it difficult to accept the result, kneeling on his back and bending down to cry; he still could not hold back his sadness during the interview and apologized more than 10 times in the post-match interview, "I should have played better to reward the fans who supported me, I'm sorry, I'll try to perform better. I really don't know what to say, I'm very sorry, all the players did their best, I'm very sorry that the game ended this way because of our mistakes, the fans gave us a lot of support, I'm really sorry that we didn't live up to the expectations of the fans".
The 31-year-old Sun Xingmin career participated in four times in the Asian Cup is still regrettable, always with the champion, he said after the game: "I do not know whether I will continue to play for the national team, I do not know whether the coach wants me, I do not know what the future will be like, I know a lot of people criticized the leader (Ki Lianshiwen), he brought me to the Asian Cup is to win, I am very disappointed in the results of the semi-finals, the leader has been criticized by a lot of is a shame, and he has been under great pressure. He is under a lot of pressure."
