'Portugal Equalizer' Kim Young-gwon, Second World Cup Goal... Korea Defender's Record High

(Al Rayyan=Yonhap News) Reporter Im Heon-jeong = On the morning of the 3rd (Korean time) at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, during the Group H third match of the 2022 Qatar World Cup between South Korea and Portugal, South Korean player Kim Young-gwon is celebrating after scoring the equalizing goal in the first half.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] Korean defender Kim Young-gwon scored a goal in the 2022 Qatar World Cup, following his goal in the 2018 Russia World Cup. He set the record for the most goals scored by a Korean defender in history, alongside Hong Myung-bo and Lee Jung-soo.

On the 3rd at midnight (Korean time), during the third match of Group H in the Qatar World Cup group stage held at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, the Korean national team was trailing Portugal 0-1 when Kim Young-gwon scored the equalizer in the 26th minute of the first half.

The goal came from a corner kick situation. Lee Kang-in’s corner kick bounced off the back of Portuguese forward Ronaldo, and Kim Young-gwon volleyed the ball into the opponent’s goal. This was his first goal in this World Cup and his second goal overall in World Cup history. Kim Young-gwon previously scored the winning goal in the 3rd group stage match against Germany in the 2018 Russia World Cup during the 3 minutes of added time in the second half when the score was 0-0 amid a chaotic situation in front of the goal.

Since Korea’s first World Cup appearance in 1954, defenders have scored a total of six goals. Hong Myung-bo scored two goals in the 1994 USA World Cup, Lee Jung-soo scored two goals in the 2010 South Africa World Cup, and Kim Young-gwon has now scored two goals.

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