33·Legends

Hong Myung-bo vs Hwang Sun-hong

South Korea against South Korea. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

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Hong Myung-bo

South Korea · 1990–2002 · CB

Almanac rating
87
Rank in South Korea
#4 of 33
Caps
136 · 10 goals
Clubs
FC Pohang Steelers, Shonan Bellmare, Kashiwa Reysol

In Gwangju on 22 June 2002 he walked up to take South Korea's fifth penalty against Spain and buried it, sending the hosts into a World Cup semi-final. He was voted the tournament's third best player and took the Bronze Ball, the first Asian to finish in a World Cup's top three, after 136 caps, four World Cups from 1990 to 2002 and a place in the 2002 All-Star team. Career record: 136 caps and 10 goals for South Korea; club career at FC Pohang Steelers, Shonan Bellmare, Kashiwa Reysol.

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Hwang Sun-hong

South Korea · 1997–2002 · ST

Almanac rating
85
Rank in South Korea
#6 of 33
Caps
103 · 50 goals
Clubs
FC Pohang Steelers, Cerezo Osaka, Kashiwa Reysol

Twenty-six minutes into the 2002 opener against Poland in Busan he met a cross on the volley with his left foot, and South Korea had their first World Cup win after forty-eight years of trying. Two Asian Club Championships with Pohang Steelers in 1997 and 1998 sit alongside 50 goals in 103 caps for South Korea and a J1 League top-scorer prize at Cerezo Osaka in 1999, when he scored 24 in 25. Career record: 103 caps and 50 goals for South Korea; club career at FC Pohang Steelers, Cerezo Osaka, Kashiwa Reysol.

The verdict

The almanac puts Hong Myung-bo ahead by 2 rating points, 87 against 85.

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