Coach takes blame as South Korea's World Cup hopes fade

South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo took the blame for his team’s limp 1-0 defeat to South Africa on Wednesday that left their World Cup hopes hanging by a thread. Hong left superstar Son Heung-min out of his starting line-up for his side’s final group match in Monterrey. After a bright start for South Korea, South Africa was the better team, showing greater invention and a sharper cutting edge. Thapelo Maseko’s second-half strike proved the difference between the two teams. Wednesday’s defeat in Mexico is a shocking reversal of form for South Korea, which started its World Cup in style, coming […]... Keep on reading: Coach takes blame as South Korea's World Cup hopes fade