Hwang Hee-chan listens to a reporter's question before a training session for the FIFA World Cup at Chivas Verde Valle in Zapopan, Mexico, Monday(local time). Yonhap
ZAPOPAN, Mexico — By scoring the last-gasp goal that helped send South Korea into the knockouts at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Hwang Hee-chan etched himself into the national sports lore.
Back for his third straight World Cup this summer in Mexico, the midfielder wants to create even more memorable moments.
"Obviously, if we can have another play like that, it will be great for myself and for our team," Hwang said before a training session at Chivas Verde Valle in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, on Monday -- three days before South Korea's first Group A match against Czechia. "I am working hard for a moment like that. I will try to show one in every match."
Hwang's stoppage-time goal, assisted by Son Heung-min in a counter break, helped South Korea beat Portugal 2-1 in their final Group H match in 2022. The result, combined with Uruguay's 2-0 win over Ghana in a match that ended a few minutes later, lifted South Korea into the round of 16. Even with the win over Portugal, South Korea would have been eliminated had Ghana won their finale.
