Although Sweden won their first game at World Cup since 1958 after a hiatus of 12 years. Twitterati weren't too impressed with the winners, and hailed the efforts of the South Korean goal keeper instead.
The Day 5 of the FIFA World Cup started on a high note as Sweden won their crucial opening match against South Korea. The crucial game for the Swedish from the tricky Group F came after Andreas Granqvist secured a goal, thanks to the VAR-awarded penalty. As Sweden won the thrilling match by 1-0, they secured three points and joined Mexico to reach at the top of the group.
The nail-biting match had many moments and both the sides were in no mood to give the opposition an easy pass. However, one spectacular save by Korean goalkeeper got everyone talking on Twitter.
In the 21st minute, Europeans came closest to breaking the deadlock when Marcus Berg took a close-range side-foot shot but it got spectacularly saved by goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo off his knee. While fans couldn’t believe Berg could miss the goal, Twitterati couldn’t stop praising Cho. The slip of the epic save is going viral and it has stunned football fans all around. Sample these.