South Korean soccer team made history by advancing to the Round 16 of the 2010 World Cup games for the first time on foreign soil and advancing to the knockout stage.

What’s Jang Geun Suk and Cheon Jeong Myeong say about that?

During a phone call with Asia Economic Daily on Wednesday morning, Jang Geun Suk saying “Thank you so much, Taeguk Warriors [referring to players on Korea's national soccer team]. I am happy and again, I am happy”.

“I knew Park Chu-young would do it”, said Geun Suk about Park’s early goal in the second half which gave Korea a brief lead in the game. “I am very sad because he could have scored more goals, but I’m still glad”.

Geun Suk had watched Korea’s match against Nigeria at Seoul’s Walkerhill Hotel, cheering for the country’s soccer team with some 2,000 fans who took part in the club festival “South Africa in LOUNGE H”.

On the other hand, Cheon Jeong Myeong shed tears of joy and hurrahed for soccer player Park Ji-sung during South Korea’s final Group B game against Nigeria.

“I knew that we could do it. I think I will forever be moved by what happened in South Africa”, Cheon said after watching the game.

In an interview with Asia Economic Daily on Tuesday, he had predicted that player Park Chu-young will score a goal which would makeup for an own goal he made during the team’s match against Argentina last week.

Souce : 10.asiae.co.kr