Only one Bayern Munich player was in action on the World’s Cup opening day — center-back Kim Min-jae, who was representing South Korea.
Kim started at center-back for South Korea and played all 90 minutes as his squad picked up an exciting 2-1 victory over Czechia. Per Sofascore, Kim tallied these statistics:
- Def. contributions: 6
- Tackles (won): 1 (0)
- Interceptions: 2
- Clearances: 3
- Blocked shots: 0
- Recoveries: 3
- Ground duels (won): 4 (2)
- Aerial duels (won): 5 (4)
- Fouls: 2
- Dribbled past: 0
- Key passes: 2
- Accurate passes: 51/54 (94%)
- Passes in opposition half (acc.): 15/16 (94%)
- Passes in own half (acc.): 36/38 (95%)
- Long balls (accurate): 1/3 (33%)
- Touches: 64
- Was fouled: 1
- Possession lost: 3
- Total carrying distance: 98.9 m
- Carries: 17
- Total progression:15.7 m
While Kim only registered a 6.9 rating with Sofascore, the big Korean would have scored much better on the eye test as he was a consistently good performer throughout the game. It was a strong
start to the tourney for Kim and South Korea, who could be primed to make some noise.
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