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President Yoon Seok-yeol sent a congratulatory message to the national team as soon as the news of their progression to the World Cup round of 16 was communicated, saying that the national team had impressed the people with their fighting spirit and their passion.
Meanwhile, the president’s popularity has suddenly risen when the results of the World Cup or the Olympics are good, but can President Yoon also enjoy a ‘World Cup Special’?
Reporter Jo Eun-ji reports.
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When the short and long time that was extremely nervous came to an end and the World Cup round of 16 was finally confirmed, President Yoon Seok-yeol sent a congratulatory message in less than 10 minutes.
President Yoon, who watched the match with his family at the official residence in Hannam-dong, impressed the people with his fighting spirit and passion.
They congratulated them and applauded them for showing the world the potential of Korean football beyond winning and losing.
Coincidentally, the opponent Brazil in the round of 16 was already witnessed by President Yoon in Sangambeol.
EPL scorer Son Heung-min was given the blue dragon pitch and spent 90 minutes breathing with the players, who also spoke about sports and integration.
[윤석열 / 대통령 (지난 6월) : 2002년 같이 국민통합이 되면 대한민국이 못할 것이 없다는 얘기를 많이 합니다. 스포츠라는 것이 국민을 하나로 단결시키고….]
The World Cup is also an important event for the President.
The late former President Kim Dae-jung enjoyed the ‘myth of the final four’ by watching the 4 matches of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup held in his home room.
When he reached the round of 16 for the first time in history, he made an ‘amazing announcement’ of being exempted from military service in the locker room.
[故 김대중 / 前 대통령 (지난 2002년·16강 확정 직후) : 우리 단군 이래 5천 년 역사에 이렇게 기쁜 일이 없었습니다.]
[홍명보 / 축구대표팀 당시 주장 (지난 2002년·16강 확정 직후) : 저희 선수들 병역 문제가 걸려있는데 대통령께서 특별히 신경 써주시면 감사하겠습니다.]
[故 김대중 / 前 대통령 (지난 2002년·16강 확정 직후) : 국방 당국과 협의해서 여러분께 좋은 소식이 가도록 하겠습니다.]
During the previous tournament in Russian, former President Moon Jae-in became the first holder to watch the World Cup away from home.
I shouted a fight in the locker room with Son Heung-min, who was crying over the upset of being eliminated from the group stage.
[문재인 / 前 대통령 (지난 2018년) : 마지막 순간까지 포기하지 않는 그런 모습을 보여주었고요.]
In the political world, the national conflict is recognized as good news for the government and the ruling party.
The reason is that political strife and conflict are alleviated by shouting out the Republic of Korea with one voice and waving Taegeukgi.
Indeed, former President Lee Myung-bak overcame the so-called ‘mad cow disease beef wave’ amid the gold medals pouring in every day at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and his approval rating rose to the quite
The President’s office in Yongsan also has a good expression because the atmosphere of a country that has sunk due to the corona, the economic crisis, and the Itaewon disaster is inspired by Bento’s propaganda.
However, there are many analyzes that there is a lot of work to be done to fully enjoy the ‘special World cup’, as current issues are piled up at the moment, including the general strike of the cargo union, the government investigation of the Itaewon disaster , and the old and new power conflicts.
This is Jo Eun-ji from YTN.
YTN Cho Eun-ji (zone4@ytn.co.kr)
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