{"id":4385,"date":"2026-06-28T20:36:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T20:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4385"},"modified":"2026-06-28T20:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T20:36:45","slug":"south-korea-coach-quits-after-early-world-cup-exit-prompts-fierce-criticism-from-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4385","title":{"rendered":"South Korea coach quits after early World Cup exit prompts fierce criticism from president"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo resigned Sunday after the team\u2019s quick elimination from the World Cup drew a harsh condemnation from the country\u2019s president, who called the coach \u201cincapable\u201d and ordered a complete review of the national team program. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4383\">Central NC seasonably warm Monday before dangerous heat returns this week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>South Korea won its opening match against Czech Republic, then lost its next two Group A matches to South Africa and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea hoped it would qualify for the next round as one of the third-place teams to advance in this year\u2019s expanded tournament. That ended when Congo defeated Uzbekistan 3-1 on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The quick exit for a team that expected to advance left the national team program in turmoil and drew a sharp rebuke from President Lee Jae Myung. He leveled pointed criticism at the coach..<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a former honorary professional football club chairman and, at heart, a member of the Red Devils, I feel not just surprise but deep bewilderment at this unexpected result,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p>The president criticized the national team structure and oversight, and the coach\u2019s appointment in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, it has been proven that personnel decisions determine everything. If loyalty and factionalism are valued over competence and an incapable person is appointed as a leader, the outcome is as predictable as fire,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p>Hong, 57, announced his resignation with an apology to Korean fans before the team left its base camp in Mexico, where South Korea had played all three of its group matches.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4381\">Teams scramble to locate survivors four days after Venezuela earthquakes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hong was in his second stint with the national team. He was the coach at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil when South Korea also failed to advance past the group stage. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo all of the Korean people who love and support our national team, I would like to genuinely apologize. Today, I\u2019d like to announce that I will step down as the national team head coach,\u201d Hong said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the head coach, no explanation can supersede the ultimate result. I could not bring the result that our people had expected. All responsibilities are with me,\u201d Hong said. \u201cToday, I step down as the national team head coach. However, my heart for Korean football will remain the same. I will now support Korea national team to regain the trust and love of our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>South Korea is a regular at the World Cup with 11 consecutive appearances, and was a semifinalist when it was co-host of the tournament in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>President Myung called for the national Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to review the national team and its failures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sincerely apologize to the public for the deep disappointment caused by this absurd situation. We will move swiftly to reform sports administration to ensure this does not happen again,\u201d Myung said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4379\">Hornets send Miles Bridges to Phoenix Suns as offseason shakeup continues, AP source says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>\n                See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here\n              <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo resigned Sunday after the team\u2019s quick elimination from the World&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>South Korea coach quits after early World Cup exit prompts fierce criticism from president - 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