🇰🇷 goalkeeper apologises to wife after missing daughter's birth

Missing the birth of a first son or daughter is not pleasant for any father. 

But goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu had an "acceptable" excuse.

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He is in Mexico on duty with South Korea for the fourth FIFA World Cup of his career.

And he was unable to be there for the birth of his first child.

"I deeply regret not being able to be with my wife during the delivery. I want to bring good results home from here," he said at a press conference this Tuesday (9). 

At 35, the FC Tokyo player also showed his sense of humor.

"I told her, while she was still in the womb, not to look like me – apparently, she listened. I think it’s a real blessing that her face is a perfect and beautiful mix of my features and my wife’s".

Before the World Cup, Kim Seung-gyu even took part in a photo shoot with his pregnant wife. 

Developed at Ulsan Hyundai, he also played for Seongnam IC (KOR), Vissel Kobe, Kashiwa Reysol and Al-Shabab (KSA). He has been with FC Tokyo since last year.

He played in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups - serving as the undisputed starter in the last one.

He has made 86 appearances for the senior national team since his debut in August 2013.

His South Korea is in Group A of the 2026 World Cup along with Mexico, South Africa and Czechia.

The European side will be the opponent this Thursday (11), at Estadio Akron in Jalisco. 

Photo: Molly Darlington / Fifa

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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