Hassan Sunny, the goalie for Singapore, has stated that he has been compensated by Chinese football fans after his 11 saves during a World Cup qualifying match against Thailand. These saves enabled China advance to the next round.
As a result of South Korea’s 1-0 victory over China in Seoul on Tuesday, China’s chances of advancing to the final stage of Asian qualification for the 2026 tournament were extremely low.
After that, Thailand needed to defeat Singapore by a score of three goals in Bangkok in order to move up to second place in Group C, in front of China. If they had done so, China would have been eliminated from the competition.
The bottom-ranked team Singapore was defeated by Thailand by a score of 3-1, but China advanced because to the several saves made by Hassan, who is 40 years old.
According to Hassan, a photo of a payment QR code from the food stall that he owns has been disseminated online, and supporters have used it to transfer money. This information was provided to the state broadcaster of Singapore, according to CNA.
I did take pleasure in it for a while. The statement was made by him on Thursday. “Oh, okay, money is coming in,” he added.
Having said that, however, I was thinking to myself, “When is this going to come to an end? This is legal, right?'”
Not only did Hassan not reveal the amount of money that had been sent to him, but he also stated, “I believe that we need to stop somewhere.”
His family’s stall, Dapur Hassan, which is situated in the eastern suburbs of Singapore, has been visited by a large number of Chinese admirers ever since his exploits against Thailand. In fact, according to local media, they ran out of food on Thursday.
“My family is obviously a bit shocked by all these messages,” stated Hassan in response.
“In particular, my two girls. When I ask them, “Why do I keep seeing your face everywhere?” they ask.