On December 27, the Korean Football Association announced the best game and best goal in 2023. According to the votes of netizens, the South Korean team's 3-0 away victory over the Chinese team in the world preliminaries was successfully elected as the best game of the year by the Korean Football Association. Son Heung-min scored against Singapore and was voted Goal of the Year.
The award was voted for by South Korean fans, and in the second round of the World Preliminary Tournament, South Korea won 3-0 away against China, and was successfully elected with 11,114 votes, accounting for 42% of the votes. The match between the Korean and Japanese teams in the final of the Asian Games in Hangzhou received 7,132 votes, ranking second in the best competition of the year. The friendly win over Tunisia 4-0 placed him in 3rd place with 24% of the vote.
The World Preliminary Tournament between China and South Korea was played on November 21, when South Korea defeated China 3-0 thanks to a brace from Son Heung-min and a goal from Jung Seung-hyun. In that game, the Chinese team had 0 shots on target and was completely suppressed by the South Korean team on the field.
The Korean Football Association's Goal of the Year went to Son Heung-min, who won 44% of the votes in the 64th-minute match against Singapore in the first round of the World Preliminary Tournament. Li Gangren scored from a free-kick in a friendly match against Tunisia and was in second place with 37% of the votes.