"'Lucky Baby' daughter, Dad saved the nation!"..Kim Seung-gyu ♥ Kim Jin-kyung, 'Patriotic Couple' becomes national hero [Star Issue]

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Model Kim Jin-kyung (29) and Republic of Korea national soccer team goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu (36) are drawing attention as a 'patriotic couple'.

Kim Seung-gyu, as a goalkeeper, played in the first match of the 2026 North, Central America and Caribbean World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic on the 12th (Korea time).

The day's first match ended in a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory. Kim Seung-gyu delivered a true 'save show', securing a precious first win. Although the Czech team launched a series of dangerous shots in the final moments of the match, Kim Seung-gyu leaped to block them. In particular, in the 37th minute of the second half, Kim Seung-gyu showed remarkable performance by stopping an incredible shot by Czech attacker Adam Hložek right in front of the goal.

As a result, Czech coach Miroslav Koubek expressed disbelief, saying, "I don't know how he could have stopped a shot taken from such close range."

Meanwhile, Kim Seung-gyu's wife, Kim Jin-kyung, demonstrated her patriotism by giving birth during the low birthrate era. As Kim Seung-gyu participated in the World Cup, she gave birth naturally alone in Korea. On the 4th, Kim Jin-kyung declared, "I did it!" revealing the greatness of a mother.

In response, a wave of warm support for the Kim Seung-gyu and Kim Jin-kyung family continues online. Netizens commented, "Dalm-byeon (prenatal name) is a lucky baby. Dalm-byeon's dad (Kim Seung-gyu) saved the nation. Congratulations on the natural birth, and may this double joy continue," "Dalm-byeon came to dad and mom like a gift, and today dad gave mom, Dalm-byeon, and all the people of the Republic of Korea a big gift of the first win. Congratulations on both Dalm-byeon's birth and the first win in the World Cup finals," "Today, dad protected the victory," "Dad's performance is all thanks to Dalm-byeon," "Dad saved the nation!", "Super Save Baby!", "I believed in Kim Seung-gyu," "Today's MVP was Dalm-byeon's father," "Kim Jin-kyung's husband saved Korean soccer," "Dalm-byeon is a lucky baby," and many other supportive comments poured in.

The couple, Kim Seung-gyu and Kim Jin-kyung, got married in June 2024.

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