Brazil 2014: Son Heung-Min poses for his World Cup photo with a smile so big that even the photographer must have felt good that day. 😁 Nothing but happiness, nothing but excitement, nothing but shine in his teeth.
Russia 2018: a more restrained smile. Qatar 2022: a cordial expression, nothing more. World Cup 2026: the face of someone who’s been waiting three hours at the doctor’s office. The progression is so systematic it looks edited, but no — it’s the natural evolution of a man who has seen too much football, too many eliminations, and perhaps too many questions from journalists. 😅
The best part came when social media users noticed that Son’s arc is exactly the same as that of the protagonist of “Squid Game”: first season with a smile, second season with the face of a death sentence.
