South Korea coach Hong Myung Bo resigns after World Cup exit

"I could not bring the result that our people had expected. All responsibilities are with me," coach Hong Myung-bo said

South Korea failed to qualify for the round of 32 as one of the best third-placed teams in the group stage. Head coach Hong Myung-bo has already announced his resignation, but that did not stop South...

South Korea's dismal World Cup first-round exit has sparked fury at home and calls for a complete 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-place finishers.

Lee Jae Myung lashes out and apologises to nation Son Heung-min omission against South Africa backfires Hong Myung-bo resigned on Sunday as South Korea’s head coach, a day after his side’s group-stage exit from the World Cup and after condemnation from the country’s president. The 57-year-old former captain, in his second stint as coach, oversaw an early World Cup departure for the second time to go with the failure in 2014. South Korea were expected to get out of a Group A that included the co-hosts Mexico as well as South Africa and Czechia. But they lost 1-0 against South Africa and Mexico, and finished on three points, their only success a 2-1 win against Czechia. Continue reading...

South Korea coach Hong Myung-Bo resigned on Sunday, a day after the team's quick elimination from the World Cup and following heavy criticism from the country's president.

President Lee Jae Myung criticized the process by which Hong was hired, saying "favoritism and cronyism" were favored over "competence."

South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo resigned after Korean president Lee Jae Myung was "utterly baffled" by the country failing to reach the round of 32.

After the disappointment came the resignation. The day after South Korea’s elimination was confirmed, head coach Hong Myung-Bo announced that he was stepping down during an exceptional press confer...

South Korea coach Hong Myung Bo has resigned and the country's president has called for more consequences after their group-stage exit at the World Cup. Hong has announced he is stepping down, South Korean news agency Yonhap wrote on Sunday, after picking up just three points in North America against expectations.