Soccer fans blew up their voices of support and boycott

Korean soccer has been plagued by setbacks and backfires in Qatar's World Cup championship until recently. Team A lost 0-2 in the semifinal match against Jordan and failed to advance to the final. Contrary to angry domestic sentiment, Klinsmann, who consistently showed "laughs," was dismissed to take responsibility for poor performance. Later, the "table tennis gate" between captain Son Heung-min (32) and Young-gun Lee Kang-in (23) at their hotel on the eve of the match against Jordan was revealed to the public in the UK. Soccer fans' anger exploded. Lee Kang-in was heavily criticized for being "reversal" and eventually Lee Kang-in visited London following an SNS apology and bowed to Son to calm the situation. Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association, apologized at a press conference again, saying, "I am sorry." The Korea Football Association put out the urgent fire, replacing only interim coach Hwang Sun-hong. Hwang included Lee-in on the A-match list in March and explained the reason for the selection of Lee Kang-in with a clear press conference. On the 13th, media reports belatedly revealed that an employee of the Korea Football Association played a card game with some of the representative players at their accommodation during the Asian Cup preparation period. The Korea Football Association's complacent handling has come under fire again.  토토사이트넷

However, 60,000 tickets were sold out for the match against Thailand. Despite a series of negative developments, Korean soccer fans have opened their wallets to purchase tickets to watch the "A Match" in which the Taeguk Warriors will fight for the next World Cup. The KFA has granted some of the tickets to KFA's SNS subscribers first. However, the booking rate was reportedly 60 percent, twice as high as the average (30 percent). When general reservations were made, all seats were sold out in about an hour and 10 minutes.

Ahead of the match against Thailand, some people called for a boycott of support. It was a captain with the intention of "scolding the Football Association." But that argument was not a trend. Many soccer fans did not hesitate to see Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in, Kim Min-jae, Seol Young-woo, Cho Kyu-sung, and Joo Min-gyu. The soccer community was concerned that a series of bad news in recent years could adversely affect the success of the match against Thailand. Thailand is not a strong team that can guarantee a big hit against the match.

"In the last Asian Cup, the result, content and team performance did not meet expectations," a soccer marketing expert said. "However, the enthusiasm and reaction from fans in the process was the greatest ever. It was the Asian Cup, which was more popular than any other tournament," he said. "Fans want to see our Taeguk Warriors at home despite a series of bad things that happened recently. They seem to want to see how well the reconciled Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in play together."

After advancing to the round of 16 at the Qatar World Cup, the A team has become increasingly influential. The number of Taegeuk Warriors, whose public awareness has increased, has widened. Not only Son's one-man show but also the number of stars to watch has increased. As a result, more fans flocked to the A-match series, and the TV ratings for the Asian Cup games exceeded expectations. tvN, an exclusive channel of the program, laughed at the huge ratings. Experts are paying attention to the growing number of female viewers who enjoy A-match. According to the data compiled by the Korea Football Association, the trend in A-match tickets is now female buyers. The percentage of female buyers has outpaced that of male buyers. Now, fans say that they tend to cheer for each player, although they also applaud the team.