The South Korean soccer team unexpectedly lost to Jordan in the semi-final of the Asian Cup, marking the 64th consecutive year of their dream of winning the Asian Cup since 1956. Son Heung-min, the team's top player, was in a state of depression and was targeted from the hero of the previous match. After the match, Son Heung-min was in tears and apologized to the public, knowing that he had very few chances left to win for his country.
Son Heung-min has played in four consecutive Asian Cups but has never been able to touch the trophy, with his best performance being a runner-up finish in 2015. Despite having also finished third, fourth and in the last eight, this time, he stood on the pitch, staring blankly into the distance, seemingly unable to accept such a defeat. Afterwards, he knelt down to pray and tears came to his eyes; in the interview, he still had difficulty in calming down his emotions and apologized more than 10 times, saying sincerely, "I should have performed better in return for the support of the fans, I'm sorry, I'll try harder. I really don't know what to say, I'm very sorry, all of our players tried their best, I'm very sorry that the game ended the way it did because of our mistakes, the fans gave us great support, I'm really sorry that we didn't live up to the fans' expectations.
The 31-year-old Son Heung-min has left regrets in his four Asian Cup campaigns, and he's not sure if he'll continue to play for his country, nor is he sure if the coach will continue to trust him, and the future is full of unknowns. Talking about the leader Chilianshiwen, he said: I don't know if I will continue to play for the national team, I don't know if the coach will still need me, I don't know what the future will be. I know a lot of people are criticizing the leader, he brought me to the Asian Cup to win the game, I am very disappointed with the result of the semi-final, and the leader also suffered a lot of pressure and shame.
