K League box-office darling Lee Seung-woo revealed his feelings when he was left off the World Cup soccer national team.
Tonight (22nd) at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night, MBC's Radio Star (planned by Chey Yoon-chung / directed by Yoon Hye-jin, Hwang Yoon-sang, Byun Da-hee) will be presented as a special titled "Now wipe away the tears," featuring Kim Jeong-min, Kim Young-kwang, Lee Seung-woo and Jung Seung-hwan.
In a video released ahead of the broadcast, MC Kim Kook Jin asks Lee Seung-woo, "Did you kneel before the world's festival?" Recently, as football fans focused on whether Lee Seung-woo, who has been active on the pitch, would make the national team roster, Lee Seung-woo said, "On the final roster announcement day I watched TV kneeling and praying alone with half my heart in doubt," describing the situation at the time.
Lee Seung-woo said, "I thought I wouldn't be called..." and immediately turned off the TV, adding honestly, "My heart hurt for several days." He went on to say, "The coach came to watch my game. Every time he came to watch, I scored," expressing his regret.
MC Kim Gu Ra asks former national team goalkeeper Kim Young-kwang, "What do you think the reason is?" Kim Young-kwang said, "I've always said it. Lee Seung-woo should be selected," showing an unabashed, straight-talking view worthy of the "soccer world's honey badger." Lee Seung-woo, sitting beside him, covered his mouth in surprise at Kim Young-kwang's unexpected remark, drawing laughs.
Not stopping there, Kim Young-kwang mentioned Lee Seung-woo's strengths of flexibility and sense of rhythm and said, "The national team needs players who can create a 'difference.' If Lee Seung-woo had gone, he might have created that difference," once again displaying his spicy wit and surprising the MCs.
Currently, Lee Seung-woo plays as a midfielder for K League club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Considered one of the K League's best players and known as the "salary king," he was ultimately left off the 2026 CONCACAF World Cup national team, leaving disappointment.
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