Moon Jae-in "Coach Kim Hak-beom and Our Players Worked Hard"

President Moon Jae-in congratulated the "Kim Hak-beom team" on winning the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 (U-23) Championship on the 27th, calling it "the best Seollal gift achieved after going into extra time." On the same day, President Moon posted on SNS, "Not only did we qualify for the Olympics finals for the ninth consecutive time, a world first, but we also won the championship! I am proud and grateful," adding, "Coach Kim Hak-beom and our players worked hard."

The South Korea U-23 football team won 1-0 against Saudi Arabia in the tournament final held in Bangkok, Thailand, the previous day, thanks to Jeong Tae-wook's winning goal in extra time. This was their first time lifting the championship trophy in this tournament.