Hiddink relives South Korea's 2002 World Cup upset over Italy
Guus Hiddink's 2002 World Cup team beat Italy with Ahn Jung-hwan's golden goal, sending the Azzurri home in one of the tournament's most explosive upsets. "Afterwards, they trashed the entire dressing room. Chairs flew through the air. I stood at a distance, arms crossed, watching," Hiddink recalled. "The Italians really needed to blow off steam." That victory was no fluke, South Korea had already beaten Portugal and Poland, before knocking out Spain in the next round on the way to the semifinals (1).
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- 1. fourfourtwo.com — ‘Afterwards, the Italians trashed the entire dressing room. Chairs flew through the air. I stood at a distance, arms crossed, watching. They really needed to blow off steam’ Guus Hiddink on South Korea’s 2002 World Cup upset over Italy