Cho, despite only having six caps to his name previously, was favoured ahead of veteran Kim Seung-gyu at the start and never lost the job and capped his campaign by earning the Man of the Match award in Korea Republic's fabulous 2-0 win over 2014 champions Germany in their final Group F match.
Up next for Cho is the 2018 Asian Games Indonesia, where the Daegu FC goalkeeper is one of three overaged players head coach Kim Hak-bum has selected for the Under-23 tournament.
Tottenham Hotspur attacked Son Heung-min will also be central to Korea Republic's defence of the Asian Games gold medal they won on home soil in 2014.
"I've already put the World Cup out of my mind," said Cho. "I am confident I can play even better (in the Asian Games) than I did at the World Cup. I learned a great deal facing European opponents at the World Cup. I am determined to bring home the gold medal."
Korea Republic will face Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Kyrgyz Republic in Group E action at the Asian Games.
Coach Kim said physical and mental strength will be crucial in the heat and humidity of Indonesia but Jo, 26, said communication will also be important.
"We may become prone to mistakes when it gets hot, and that's when we have to really pick up each other," Jo said.
"If I put in extra work, I am sure the younger guys will follow. It'll be a tough journey but if we can have fun along the way, we should be able to return with the gold medal."
Source: Yonhap
