South Korea won its fourth consecutive gold medal in men's soccer at the Asian Games.
The under-23 national team, led by head coach Lee Min-sung, beat Japan 1-0 in the final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on the 3rd at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on a winning goal by Eom Ji-sung of Swansea City in the 61st minute.
The victory gave South Korea its fourth straight Asian Games men's soccer title, following the 2014 Incheon Games, the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games and the 2022 Hangzhou Games held in 2023.
In the Jakarta, Hangzhou and Aichi-Nagoya tournaments, South Korea claimed gold by beating Japan in the final each time.
