The South Korea national football team received a special support message from FIFA for the 2026 World Cup. On the 22nd (Korean time), the International Football Federation (FIFA) posted a message on its official Instagram account, cheering for the team to win the last group stage match with a Taegeukgi emoticon. The message included photos of team players such as Jo Gyu-seong, Eom Ji-sung, Lee Han-beom, Lee Kang-in, Hwang Hee-chan, and Hwang In-beom. FIFA hid a Korean word puzzle at the top of these photos, which, when combined, forms the sentence 'Get up again even if you fall'. The Korean team, led by coach Hong Myung-bo, won 2-1 against the Czech Republic in the first match of Group A in the group stage. In the second match against Mexico, they lost 0-1 and ranked second in Group A. If Korea draws with South Africa in the final match of the group stage on the 25th, they can confirm their advancement to the round of 32. The Korean team will try to win the match against South Africa with the support of FIFA's cheering message. Coach Hong Myung-bo will encourage the players to do their best in the match. The players of the Korean team are grateful for FIFA's cheering message. Jo Gyu-seong said, 'FIFA's cheering message is a great help to us.' Eom Ji-sung said, 'We will do our best to win with the support of FIFA's cheering message.'