"This Is a Team That Can Do It!" Why the Mental Coach with 25 Years of Experience Believes in the Hong Myung-bo Squad

For the first time, the national football team competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup is accompanied by a mental coach who monitors and manages the players' psychological well-being. The coach is Han Duck-hyun, a professor of psychiatry at Chung-Ang University. Professor Han met with reporters to explain the players' current mental state and the methods being used to manage it.

Reported by Lee Jung-chan | Produced by Choi Hee Jin | Video by Hwang In-seok | Edited by Joo Hyun | Produced by Sports News Department
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