Hong Myung-bo has resigned after South Korea failed to advance to the World Cup knockout stages.

Romo’s opportunistic finish on the 50-minute mark was the only difference between Mexico and South Korea at Estadio Guadalajara, with the narrow 1-0 victory confirming El Tri’

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

"Five million people tuned in — and now that South Korea is out of the World Cup, there's no reason to watch Chijijik anymore." — A user of Nav

The 2026 World Cup is over for Korea and the inquest into what happened in Mexico is well underway. Starting now is the discussion about what

Riot police have been deployed at the airport ahead of South Korea’s return home from the World Cup, amid death threats to coach Hong Myung-bo. South Korea’s national side got their World Cup campaign off to an impressive start with a 2-1 win against Czechia.