South Korea fans target coach with boos as World Cup team returns

South Korean football fans angered by the country’s World Cup first-round exit greeted the returning squad early Tuesday with one message for head coach Hong Myung-bo: his time was up. Hong, a former national team defender, resigned on Sunday after South Korea finished the group stage with one win and two losses, dashing hopes of a deep run led by captain Son Heung-min. READ: Coach takes blame as South Korea’s World Cup hopes fade South Korea crashed out after failing to qualify for the knockout stage as one of the tournament’s eight best third-placed teams. The Round of 32 had […]... Keep on reading: South Korea fans target coach with boos as World Cup team returns