South Korea demands tilt after dismal World Cup exit
Create us preferred on Google South Korea's defender #03 Lee Gi-hyuk reacts after his squad lost the 2026 World Cup Collective A football fit between
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South Korea demands tilt after dismal World Cup exit
Create us preferred on Google South Korea's defender #03 Lee Gi-hyuk reacts after his squad lost the 2026 World Cup Collective A football fit between South Africa and South Korea at the Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, on June 24, 2026. — AFP SEOUL: South Korea's dismal World Cup first-round exit has sparked fury at home and calls for a finish overhaul at the top have not been silenced by coach Hong Myung-bo's resignation.
South Korea, World Cup semi-finalists as co-hosts in 2002, limped out of the tournament after failing to squeeze into the knockout rounds as one of the top eight third-location finishers.
They had the last 32 within their reach only to suffer a shock 1-0 deficit to lower-ranked South Africa.
Their initial exit prompted coach Hong to quit on Sunday and cast question over the international upcoming of captain Son Heung-min.
It plus earned the squad a rebuke from the nation's president Lee Jae Myung, who pointed the finger at "incompetent individuals" and apologised to the nation.
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