{"id":1904,"date":"2026-06-29T07:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1904"},"modified":"2026-06-29T07:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:37:03","slug":"utterly-baffled-president-calls-for-investigation-after-south-koreas-dismal-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1904","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Utterly baffled\u2019: President calls for investigation after South Korea\u2019s dismal World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>South Korea president Lee Jae Myung is calling for an investigation into the country\u2019s poor World Cup showing and ensuing resignation of coach Hong Myung-bo.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1900\">At least 117 dead dogs found in search at California animal rescue accused of abuse, officials said<\/a><\/p><p>South Korea did not advance out of Group A while earning three points in three matches. South Korea beat the Czech Republic and lost to Mexico and South Africa.<\/p><section><div><div><div><div><\/div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1903\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ba1615a4a0d1296be9175741f37aa250.webp\" width=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ba1615a4a0d1296be9175741f37aa250.webp 760w, https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ba1615a4a0d1296be9175741f37aa250-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<div><div><div><div><svg><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div><div><div><svg><\/svg><\/div><div><ul><li><\/li><li><\/li><li><\/li><li><button><\/button><div><\/div><\/li><li><\/li><li><span>Add NBC News to Google<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div><div>FIFA World Cup 2026: Knockout Round Gets Underway<\/div><div><span>01:45<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p>Lee said he was \u201cutterly baffled\u201d by the showing and questioned why Hong was selected as coach.<\/p><div><\/div><p>Hong, a former star defender for the country, said Sunday that he was stepping down. His decision came one day after South Korea failed to land one of the eight spots for teams that finished third in group play.<\/p><p>\u201cIt was not an easy decision for me to take this role, but once I took it, I thought about nothing else except being responsible until the very last moment,\u201d the 57-year-old Hong said.<\/p><p>Lee said the amount of taxpayer funds used for the squad\u2019s participation in the World Cup demands a deep review. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1898\">Khadijah Farrakhan, \u2018first lady of Nation of Islam\u2019 as wife of famous pastor, dies at 90<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>He called for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to investigate and said the government should reform the country\u2019s sports administration.<\/p><p>\u201cGiven that significant national taxpayer funds and state support resources are invested even in World Cup participation, I ask that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism thoroughly investigate the precise circumstances of this incident, analyze its causes, and develop thorough measures for preventing recurrence and improvement.<\/p><p>\u201cWe will swiftly push forward with reforms to sports administration to ensure such a thing never happens again.\u201d<\/p><p>Hong played in four World Cups (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) during his stellar playing career that saw him score 10 goals in 136 international matches.<\/p><p>He previously served as South Korea\u2018s manager from 2013-14 but resigned after the team\u2019s elimination (0-2-1 in group play) from the 2014 World Cup.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1896\">Dangerous heat wave to scorch U.S. ahead of July Fourth<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea president Lee Jae Myung is calling for an investigation into the country\u2019s poor World Cup showing and ensuing resignation of coach Hong Myung-bo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-cup"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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