Yoon to Hold Encouragement Luncheon with National Soccer Team... "The Challenge Will Continue"

Presidential Office: "May Have Time to Encourage According to Team Situation"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] President Yoon Seok-yeol will have lunch with the national soccer team, which succeeded in advancing to the Round of 16 in the 2022 Qatar World Cup, as early as the 8th. Most of the players, including head coach Paulo Bento and captain Son Heung-min, are expected to attend, and the location is being considered at the Yongsan Presidential Office.

Kim Eun-hye, the chief public relations officer of the Presidential Office, said at a briefing held at the Yongsan Presidential Office on the afternoon of the 6th, "When the players, coaches, and staff who gave their all with the Taegeukgi on their chests return home, we may have a time to encourage them according to the situation of the national team. We hope to have lunch as early as the 8th."

Kim added, "The World Cup Round of 16 match early this morning was a game that all the people of the Republic of Korea played together," and said, "Regardless of the outcome, everyone is a winner of this World Cup just by the game that moved our people deeply. The people will never forget the December gift from Qatar." Earlier, the Korean national soccer team lost 1-4 to Brazil in the Round of 16 match early that morning but succeeded in advancing to the Round of 16 for the first time in 12 years by dramatically defeating Portugal.

Kim said, "The journey of the national team ends here, but hope begins now. President Yoon also sent a message promising that there is no barrier that Korean soccer cannot overcome and that our challenge will continue," adding, "The drama shown in the World Cup now dreams of a wonderful four years ahead."

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