Hong Myung-bo quits as South Korea crash out

Hong Myung-bo resigns, death threats follow

Hong Myung-bo is out. The South Korea head coach quit Sunday after the team crashed out of the World Cup group stage, and the backlash has gone far beyond football, death threats arrived after the exit (1)(2). The Korean FA confirmed his resignation had been accepted. No replacement named yet.

President calls for investigation into World Cup failure

This is now a national issue. South Korea's president has called for a formal probe into what went wrong at the World Cup (2). The team finished Group A without a win, beaten by Mexico and the Czech Republic before a must-win finale against South Africa that could not rescue the campaign.

Fan-reaktioner

The mood among supporters is one of anger and exhaustion. The most upvoted post in the r/worldcup thread calls Hong "incapable" and frames the resignation as long overdue. Fans are not defending him, the conversation has already turned to who takes over and whether the federation will act decisively. Read the thread.