Hwang Ui-jo of the Korean national soccer team is greeting the crowd after winning 5-0 in the match between Korea and Singapore in the 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup Asia Region 2nd qualifying group C match held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 16th.
Striker Hwang Ui-jo (31), who was excluded from the national team after being accused of illegal filming, made his first start for his team after returning from injury. However, Hwang Ui-jo failed to record any offensive points such as scoring, and the team lost.
Norwich started and played 78 minutes in the 25th round match of the 2023-24 English Championship (Second Division) against Millwall held at The Den in London, England on the 30th (Korean time). Norwich, which lost two games in a row, was in 12th place with 10 wins, 4 draws, and 11 losses (34 points).
Hwang Ui-jo scored consecutive goals in the 17th round match against QPR and the 18th round match against Watford, but suffered a hamstring injury and rested 4 games, and played only as a substitute in the 23rd round match against Huddersfield and the 24th round match against West Bromwich Albion. The 78 minutes of play on this day is the longest playing time since the 81 minutes against Cardiff City in the 16th round.
This season, Hwang Ui-jo has played 702 minutes in 16 games, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist.
Hwang Ui-jo diligently moved to the front, recording 2 shots and 22 ball touches on this day, but was not responsible for the team’s victory.
‘Whoscored.com’, a website specializing in soccer statistics, gave Hwang Ui-jo an acceptable rating of 6.2 points.
Norwich was dragged away by giving up the first goal to Millwall’s Tom Bradshaw in the 18th minute of the first half. Millwall had George Savill sent off in the 43rd minute of the second half, but held off Norwich’s counterattack well until the end. In the end, Norwich lost 0-1 away.
Meanwhile, Hwang Ui-jo was accused of illegal filming of sexual intercourse and was excluded from the national team until the charges were cleared, and is only participating in his team’s games. 19가이드03