Hwang Hee-chan, who finished the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, returned to his team, the English Premier League (EPL) Wolverhampton, and started preparing for the rest of the season. Wolverhampton greatly welcomed Hwang Hee-chan, who played a decisive role in helping Korea advance to the World Cup round of 16.

On the 12th (hereinafter Korean time), Wolverhampton posted a video of Hwang Hee-chan stretching with his teammates wearing a training suit with the team mark, saying, “The World Cup hero is back,” on the club’s official Twitter account. Teammate Daniel Podense (27) welcomed Hwang Hee-chan by calling him a “Korean hero.”

Hwang Hee-chan challenged the second World Cup in his career after the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Before joining this World Cup, 안전놀이터 he suffered a hamstring injury, a muscle in the back of his thigh, and could not play in the first and second games of the group stage. Hwang Hee-chan scored the winning goal with the help of Heung-Min Son in the second half of extra time in the final third match of the group stage against Portugal, who had to advance to the round of 16 on the 3rd. He was honored to be named Player of the Match for his come-from-behind goal.

With Hwang Hee-chan’s dramatic goal, Korea beat Portugal 2-1 and advanced to the round of 16 as second in Group H. It is the first time in 12 years that Korea has advanced to the round of 16 at the World Cup since the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Hwang Hee-chan returned to Korea with the national team on the 7th and took a break in Korea.

Hwang Hee-chan’s goal is also meaningful in Wolverhampton’s position. Hwang Hee-chan is the first player to score in the World Cup as a member of Wolverhampton in 60 years since Ron Flowers (England) in 1962.