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Just as the national team showed the strength of Korean football in Qatar, the attitude of people enjoying the World Cup has changed a lot compared to before. I applaud them for their enthusiasm and refusal to give up.

Like the last 2002, this 2022 World Cup will be remembered in the distant future as another milestone that changed our society.



This is reporter Lee Joo-hyung.



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2002, and 2022.



It's been 20 years since I've been in the middle of a long time.



Just as Kim Tae-young's tiger mask and Son Heung-min's Zoro mask are different, the hopeful slogan of 'dreams come true' has turned into a realistic face-to-face meme of 'unbreakable heart'.



People were more comforted and more enthusiastic about the paradox that they would not lose even if they lost.



It tells us that the era of 'fighting spirit' once engraved on the national team uniform is gone and the era of 'unbreakable mind' has arrived.



If Hong Myung-bo in 2002 was a charismatic captain, Park Ji-sung in 2010 was a humble and exemplary captain, and Son Heung-min, who is not ashamed of men's tears, was a friendly captain.



[Heung-Min Son/Captain of the national football team: I did everything better than I thought, and I, the captain, showed a more lacking figure, but I was really grateful and proud to see the players cover.]



If kindness brought young players together, diversity built the national team.



In 2002, if 7 out of 23 entries for Hiddink were overseas players, 12 out of 26 players for Bento are overseas players.



Unlike in 2002, when most of the teams were J-leagues, this time, the teams ranged from five European countries, including England and Spain, to the Middle East, China, and Japan.



In the midst of this, domestic player Kyu-Sung Cho, who is not discouraged by Ronaldo, gave a strange sense of exhilaration with a thunderbolt-like heading shot close to levitation.



'Build-up', which has become an everyday language, has the meaning that the process is as important as the result, just like the word itself.



What left a strong impression on the World Cup team's game was that the coach, who was guaranteed the longest period in history, built up the team without being shaken for four years, and the 'puff soccer' changed.



We no longer use the word 'Taegeuk Warriors', which compares the World Cup to war, as often as before.



An unbreakable heart is more important than an indomitable fighting spirit.



From the World Cup where people risk their lives to the World Cup where seniors and juniors support and pull each other as teammates.



The captain and young players who are friendly to Korean politics and Korean society, who are still unable to break the vicious cycle of confrontation and enmity, launched an unbreakable ball of hope.



(Video editing: Nam Il, CG: Choi Jae-young)