@channelnewsasia: Former South Korea national football coach Hong Myung-bo apologised on Thursday (Jul 30) for falling short of public expectations at the World Cup, while denying he received preferential treatment in the process that led to his appointment. Hong appeared alongside former Korea Football Association (KFA) president Chung Mong-gyu at a government hearing as authorities investigate alleged transparency and governance issues within the KFA. Coach Hong had come under fire after South Korea was knocked out in the group stages of the World Cup, following a 1-0 loss to South Africa. His decision to bench captain Son Heung-min was heavily criticised. #southkorea #southkoreanews #worldcup2026

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nehnehpok00
负饿待 :
When will the players be charged?
2026-08-01 18:13:44
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purplepineapple3
Purple.pineapple :
I think everyone here don’t understand the context of this issue, it’s not simply a “it’s just a game” situation, it’s the deep rooted corruption involved in the KFA (using personal connections to get the manager role instead of the official process to appoint a competent person, plus considering the massive amount of taxpayers money that goes into the association) since years ago that has built up to the World Cup which people have been angry about. So pls do not be ignorant to simply comment ‘like they were going to win’ as it is not just a matter of this.
2026-08-01 09:10:26
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lakerseerie
LAKERSeerie :
they are such bullies!
2026-08-02 12:23:51
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sean.man18
Anabelle in disguise :
It’s because Korea corruption is pretty rampant
2026-08-01 05:30:56
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realisticalhuman
Zall :
wow what they expect to win the world cup lol, it is what it is
2026-07-30 10:10:31
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mika58743
Mika 🇦🇺 :
This is just a game, yes he made the wrong decision but he didn’t murder anyone. He doesn’t need to apologise.
2026-07-30 12:46:59
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zzz098763
@@@ :
Such toxic society. It's just sports, and if anyone is to blame, it's the players who failed to perform not only the coach
2026-07-30 11:17:03
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clip.fam8
Clip Fam :
Why cant they just accept defeat? do they really think they can win the World Cup? 😂😂
2026-07-31 19:11:03
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user3ds1l6z9ik
Yéremy Pino 1WC pendo 0😂😂😂 :
for south Korea football is LIFE 😎👑
2026-07-31 15:40:35
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alvinlewistham
Alvin Tham :
Over reaction at its worst
2026-07-30 13:23:14
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nongienong
Nobody :
How ridiculous! It’s just sport.
2026-07-30 10:22:32
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kind.hearted33
kind hearted :
The investigation at national level is justifiable ❗ There is an element of Corruption within the high ranking officials.
2026-07-31 08:42:33
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tonylony43
Toni :
All for a small black and white ball, worth it? 😂
2026-07-30 17:24:37
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tetradrachms
tetradrachms :
this world cup reveals the nepotism and corruptions in the associations. They taking in millions in salary by the way.
2026-07-30 12:16:04
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superstar_enterntainment
Superstar Entertainment :
How the hell did soccer in South Korea become political?
2026-07-31 00:45:16
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ymq5752
YMQ :
this is crazy
2026-07-31 16:46:50
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jasonkleemd
JasonKLeeMD 🇨🇦 🇰🇷 :
Not playing Son against South Africa over his ego…
2026-07-30 12:10:19
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bibletea3
bibletea3 :
lol
2026-07-30 13:23:51
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cwhzj
cwhzj :
South Koreans were all expecting their national team to win the world cup. The coaching staff will now be jailed for failing to meet the target.
2026-07-31 03:43:06
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pixiumanhuat
狐🦊里糊凸😎(The Great Foxini) :
Korea is awesome on how they can hold anyone no matter the status accountable for their mistakes 👍
2026-07-30 16:31:36
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21076_
Mr Brightside :
In the near future this fiasco will be made into kdrama
2026-07-31 03:33:17
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et1093
ET :
Corruption
2026-07-30 12:18:43
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ziggy4488
Ziggy :
Bro, he didn’t invoked his Fifth Amendment right or anything, this is so unnecessary…
2026-07-30 11:50:23
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lapey323
Lapey :
It's not about winning,it's about finding out what really happened. Things happened at the WC to eliminate bad practices in the gov't. There is corruption happening,just appointing people without the procesd is not good. It's not about that black and white ball,it's about giving athletes the support they deserve by improving sports policies and guidelines.
2026-07-31 18:56:07
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jdp859
James :
You should not have to apologize
2026-07-31 19:06:46
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