"I cried when I warmed up," says Singaporean naturalized player Song Eui-Young against South Korea

Lee Kang-in and Song Eui-young competing for the ball

The 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia Regional 2nd Preliminary Group C first match between Korea and Singapore held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 16th.Lee Kang-in of the national team and Song Eui-young, who became a naturalized citizen of Singapore, are competing for the ball.

"I was moved to tears when I warmed up."

Song Eui-young (Surabaya), who played the international match against his home country Korea while wearing the Singapore uniform, said this.

Singapore lost 0-5 in the first match of Group C of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round against Korea at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 16th.

On this day, there was one ‘Korean name’ on the Singapore selection list.

It was striker Song Eui-young, who became a naturalized player in 2021 after playing for a long time in the Singapore league.

He grew up in Korea, and upon graduating from high school in 2012, he joined Singapore's prestigious Home United team, which was led by coach Lee Im-saeng at the time, and developed a connection with Singapore.

Song Eui-young, who proved his skills by scoring 11 goals in 12 games in the Singapore second-tier league in his first year of debut, leapt to become a first-team starter that year.

In 2018, he scored 20 official goals, including 10 in the league, and rose to the ranks of Singapore's 'super stars', eventually becoming a naturalized player.

This is the first time Song Eui-young has appeared in an international match against Korea.

Song Eui-young, who met with reporters in the joint coverage area (mixed zone) after the game, said, "It was a really special experience. Korea is a team with many world-class players, and I definitely felt a wall while playing against them. I was a little emotional when I warmed up. Now next year. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to face each other one more time in Singapore,” he said.

Song Eui-young dribbling

The 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asian Region 2nd Preliminary Group C first match between Korea and Singapore held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 16th.Singapore Song Eui-young is dribbling.

He continued, “Due to the COVID-19 problem, it has been almost 5 years since my family saw me play,” and added, “I am just so grateful to be able to show them playing at the Seoul World Cup Stadium like this.”

He roamed the field until he was replaced in the 37th minute of the second half.

Although the team was completely defeated, Song Eui-young showed off his strengths, namely his speed and activity level.

Song Eui-young said, “It certainly seems like there is a big difference in level between Korea and Southeast Asia,” and “After hanging out with friends who play in the K-League and players who play in Europe, I definitely have a desire to play in the K-League or J-League.”

After the game, Song Eui-young talked with Son Heung-min (Tottenham) for a while.

In the mixed zone, I waited for Son Heung-min while talking to reporters.It seemed like he was looking forward to exchanging uniforms with Son Heung-min.

Song Eui-young said, "I heard a lot from Kim Shin-wook (who played with him at Lion City) about how (Son) Heung-min trained and was successful. Heung-min also said he heard (my story) and asked to talk more." .

He then said, “That’s why I’m also waiting for Heungmin,” his eyes sparkling. 카지노사이트