Updated
Updated · ESPN · Jun 29
Hong Myung-Bo Resigns After South Korea's 3-Game World Cup Exit as President Orders Review
Updated
Updated · ESPN · Jun 29

Hong Myung-Bo Resigns After South Korea's 3-Game World Cup Exit as President Orders Review

3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Jun 29

Summary

  • Less than 24 hours after South Korea's elimination was confirmed, Hong Myung-Bo quit in Guadalajara, apologizing and saying the World Cup failure rested entirely with him.
  • Third place in Group A with 1 win and 2 losses left South Korea dependent on other results, and their hopes of reaching the round of 32 as a best third-placed team ended Saturday.
  • President Lee Jae Myung then blasted Hong as "incapable," attacked the team's personnel decisions and oversight, and ordered a full review of the national-team program.
  • The exit deepened scrutiny of Hong's controversial 2024 appointment and marked his second failed stint, after he also resigned following South Korea's poor 2014 World Cup campaign.

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