Actor and director Lee Ki-hyuk has become the victim of an unfortunate case of mistaken identity following the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Group A match between South Korea and Mexico on June 18, 2026. During the match held at the Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan, Mexico, the South Korean national football team's defender, also named Lee Ki-hyuk, was involved in a critical collision with goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu that led to a conceding goal. As a result of this defeat, frustrated fans have been flooding the social media account of the actor Lee Ki-hyuk with malicious comments, mistakenly attributing the football player's performance errors to the entertainer. | Actor and director Lee Ki-hyuk has become the victim of an unfortunate case of mistaken identity following the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Group A match between South Korea and Mexico on June 18, 2026. During the match held at the Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan, Mexico, the South Korean national football team's defender, also named Lee Ki-hyuk, was involved in a critical collision with goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu that led to a conceding goal. As a result of this defeat, frustrated fans have been flooding the social media account of the actor Lee Ki-hyuk with malicious comments, mistakenly attributing the football player's performance errors to the entertainer.