Chapter 382 Conclusion of group stage

Chapter 382 Conclusion of group stage

After that victory over Senegal, they secured third place in their group which allowed them to compete against several other third-placed teams from other groups for an opportunity to advance to the knockouts.

In total to qualify for the knockout, six third-place teams competed against each other. And among those six teams, only four of them advanced to the knockouts.

Surprisingly, the South Korean team didn't even make it out of the group stage. Losing all three of their group matches, they exited the tournament quite early.

It was surprising to see them exiting the tournament so early despite the composition of the team in their group. With the likes of the USA and Burkina Faso placed in their group, it truly was quite surprising to see them finish last.

At their opening match, they were obliterated by the American players. Scoring three goals past them, the American team easily won the first match against them with an embarrassing score of three to one.

Then in their second match which was against France, they put up a worthy show of their stature. However, they still failed to win or tie the match. In the end, they lost the game with a single goal scored in the last minute of the match.

As for their third match, once again they drew the short straw as they lost the game with a single goal difference.

Just like this, after losing all three of their game, one of the strongest teams from Asia exited the tournament without even being able to compete in the knockouts.

As for Park Seung-Gyu, he put up a noteworthy performance despite the poor performance from his teammates. And, due to it, despite them exiting the tournament so early on, nobody blamed him.Ne/w novel chapters are published at novelhall.com

Instead after this tournament, his reputation only grew.

From Group A, Morocco and Ecuador made it to the knockouts, whereas Indonesia qualified for the ranking of the third-placed teams after placing third in their group.

As for the goal tally, Mateo and Hiro led the scoring sheet followed by Brunner of Germany and Elias of Brazil. Despite England's and Brazil's goal difference against New Caledonia, none of its players could clench the top spot.

With that being said, while the players of the teams that booked their spots in the knockouts enjoyed their day off after the end of the group stage, players of the third-placed team who were competing for the remaining spots bust their asses off in the training even after the end of the group matches.

They just couldn't get even a single moment to rest as they had to compete in the third-placed matches right away without any break.

They couldn't even complain as it was completely fair. Despite the lack of rest periods, it was still better than going home, wasn't it?

This is why, players of Japan trained obediently without any complaints despite the lack of rest. They had barely made it out of the group.

And, also because of Taki's performance, training sessions got even more heated as many of them who didn't get minutes felt quite motivated after witnessing Taki's performance.

Just like them, he hadn't got any minutes in the match until now. Yet, now look at him. Putting up such a brilliant performance, he had already marked his presence on the radar of the coaches.

Now, even the first-choice keeper had to be sharp and vigilant. Otherwise, his position might get snatched away.

Who knows if they trained hard, they might be next?

But, even so, one thing's for sure, they could never covet Hiro's position unless he gets injured. However, if he did get injured, it would only hamper their performance in the tournament.

So, it's better if he continues to play.