Son Heung-min hugs Chinese goalkeeper, “He expressed regret for our victory” | Dong-A Ilbo

Chinese goalkeeper Wang Dalei, who helped Son Heung-min cry, joked: “He said he was sorry he won.”

On the 16th, Chinese goalkeeper Wang Dalei joked on his SNS: “Son Heung-min just came up and said sorry, Chinese kids, because we won.”

He was asked about his conversation with Son Heung-min after the China-South Korea match.

On the 11th, in the sixth match of Group C of the second round of the 2026 CONCACAF World Cup Asian qualifiers held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, South Korea defeated China 1-0.

Then, Wang Dalei, who was born in 1989, cried when he was hugged by Son Heung-min after the Korean War.

Wang Dalei cried because he knew he would be eliminated, but Son Heung-min approached him and said some comforting words. But in the next game, Thailand won 3-1, allowing the Chinese team to avoid relegation in a dramatic way.

When asked on his personal SNS, “What did Son Heung-min say after the game?” Wang Dalei jokingly replied, “Son Heung-min came up to me to comfort me and said he was sorry to the Chinese fans.”

In this game, Son Heung-min made as many as 6 successful dribbles, and his sharp dribbling frightened the Chinese team’s defense. However, due to the anger of Chinese fans, Son Heung-min had to endure curses and boos.

Despite the match being held at home in South Korea, Chinese fans angered Son Heung-min by using profanity. In November last year, Son Heung-min looked at the Chinese fans at the end of the first half and showed a 3-0 victory with his fingers.

With today’s victory, the South Korean team, led by three coaches including Klinsmann, Hwang Sun-hong and Kim Do-hoon, secured first place in the group with 16 points in the second round of qualifiers.

(Seoul = Newsis)