South Korea’s 2002 World Cup star Yoo Sang-chul dies at 49
The Hindu
The most famous of the Yoo’s goals was the one that sealed his country’s first ever win in a World Cup match
Yoo Sang-chul, one of the stars of South Korea’s surprising run to the semifinals at the 2002 World Cup, has died after long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 49. Yoo played 124 times for South Korea from 1994 to 2005. The most famous of the Yoo’s 18 goals was the one that sealed his country’s first ever win in a World Cup match — 2-0 against Poland. It was in South Korea’s first game in the World Cup it was co-hosting with Japan. “We will forever remember the shouts and glory of that day with you. Rest in peace,” the Korea Football Association said in a message posted on Monday on its social media channels.More Related News