2026 FIFAワールドカップで南アフリカに0-1で敗れた韓国代表の洪明甫監督は、選手たちがゲームプランを遂行できなかったとし、自身の責任を認めた。
洪明甫監督は6月26日、メキシコのサポパンで行われた記者会見で、環境要因が問題を引き起こした可能性があると述べた。選手たちはメキシコ戦ほど広い範囲をカバーできず、高強度のスプリントの回数は増えたものの、コンディションに目立った差は見られなかった。
洪監督は、精神状態と酷暑が重なり、事態を困難にしたと付け加えた。また、グループAで勝ち点3の3位に終わり、最悪のシナリオを迎えることになったと語った。
洪監督は、自身のワールドカップキャリアで初めて先発から外れた主将の孫興民を擁護した。洪監督は、孫は常にやるべきことをこなしており、得点できたかどうかだけで評価されるのは酷だと述べた。韓国代表は今後、各グループ3位の中で成績上位8チームに入り、決勝トーナメントに進出できるかどうかを待つことになる。
ファンからは洪明甫監督の敗戦後のコメントに対し、明確な回答や戦術的な選択肢に欠けるとして批判の声が上がっている。即時の辞任を求める声がある一方で、自身の責任を認めた姿勢を評価する意見も見られた。
When asked why Korea 🇰🇷 lost to South Africa 🇿🇦, Hong Myung-bo said: “I can’t find an easy answer as to why we performed like that. Our tactics and work rate wasn’t much different from before. There’s no clear answer yet.”
— BibimBallers (@BibimBallers) 2026年6月26日
Naw, fire this guy TONIGHT 😡 pic.twitter.com/HX2WVGvazo
You're not wrong. But, that's on Coach Hong for treating the match so casually, underestimating South African defense (to prevent South Korea from scoring,) and being the reason his team was completely disoriented. The coach messed up badly, not his players:…
— Beyond ARMY ⊙⊝⊜⁷ saw PIED PIPER and 뱁새 (@beyond_ARMY_) 2026年6月25日
Coach Hong Myung-bo, "Desired desire to perform well and hot weather influenced the poor performance in South Africa"!- He is so pathetic and arrogant that he is blaming the weather 😅& he still think they are for sure going to the roundof 32!! https://t.co/xKHFqSJdQB pic.twitter.com/b9fxY2qu9T
— To_dare_is_to_do_2 (@sonny_7_fc_bkup) 2026年6月25日
We present to you the Four Horsemen of the Korean Footy Apocalypse 🇰🇷
— BibimBallers (@BibimBallers) 2026年6月25日
The men responsible for this World Cup are KFA head Chung Mong-gyu, Technical Director Lee Lim-saeng, Manager Hong Myung-bo, and Assistant Coach Joao Aroso.
Thank you for your service, gentleman 🫡 pic.twitter.com/W7P0pti0cr
Food poisoning or what? Korean media tear into coach after shock World Cup defeat
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) 2026年6月25日
South Korea manager Hong Myung-bo came under heavy criticism from the country's media after his side's lifeless 0-1 defeat to South Africa. The loss left them staring at an early FIFA World Cup… pic.twitter.com/Op4ZfvwD7U
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Coach Hong Myung-bo said he will give players more ownership during preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He unveiled the 26-man squad in Seoul on Saturday.
Head coach Hong Myung-bo left captain Son Heung-min out of the starting lineup for South Korea's final Group A match against South Africa on Wednesday.
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Head coach Hong Myung-bo told reporters on Tuesday that his team will aim for a win rather than a draw in South Korea's final Group A match against South Africa at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
South Korea conducted a closed-door training session in Mexico on Tuesday as they prepare for their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A opener against Czechia on Thursday evening.
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South Korea trained as a full squad on Monday after injured players returned ahead of their FIFA World Cup Group A match against Mexico. The team is preparing at its base camp in Zapopan, Mexico.
Bafana Bafana defeated South Korea 1-0 to reach the round of 32 at the FIFA World Cup for the first time in their history. The South Africans finished second in Group A behind Mexico and will next play Canada.
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Bafana Bafana secured a 1-1 draw against Czechia on 18 June 2026 in Atlanta after coming from behind, keeping their 2026 FIFA World Cup hopes intact.