"BREAKING- Cho Hyun-woo joins 'Do You Know' club," tweeted Korean football fans.
The 'Do You Know' club refers to world-famous Korean sports and entertainment stars such as the "Gangnam Style" singer Psy, football phenomenon Park Ji-sung, figure skating Olympic gold medalist Kim Yu-na, Olympic curling medalist Kim Eun-jung and LA Dodgers' pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin.
Korea's goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo, who was made the Man of the Match by FIFA.
Korea's goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo, who was made the Man of the Match by FIFA.
Cho saved all six clean shoots by Germany, demonstrating quick reflexes with some astounding saves. Each time Cho made a save, shouts and screams burst out from Korean football fans who gathered to watch the game at pubs and at their apartments across the country.
International football fans took notice of Cho as well. A Japanese Twitter user suggested borrowing Cho in the match the next day, against Poland. In Mexico, fans put Cho's face in the place of Jesus, calling Cho a holy saint of football.
It wasn't only the Korean fans who took notice of Cho's style. On a Chinese portal, for a brief moment, the most searched for was: "Korean goalkeeper's 90-minute perfect skin and hair."