World Cup fiasco fells Chung Mong-gyu after 13 years atop KFA SEOUL, July 06 (AJP) - South Korean football lost its most powerful figure Monday, eight days after losing its World Cup. Chung Mong-gyu resigned as president of the Korea Football Association, ending 13 years and five months in charge and completing the collapse that had already consumed his hand-picked national team coach, Hong Myung-bo, whose group-stage failure turned him into a national pariah and has now claimed the man who put him there. The scale of the failure explain July 6, 2026

Korean football leadership faces civic complaint after World Cup shame SEOUL, July 02 (AJP) - The fallout from South Korea's group-stage exit at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is spreading beyond football, as the Korea Football Association faces renewed legal and political pressure over its leadership and decision-making. Hong Myung-bo, who resigned as head coach after South Korea failed to reach the round of 32, KFA President Chung Mong-gyu and former KFA technical director Lee Lim-saeng have been named in a complaint filed by the People's Livelihood July 2, 2026

World Cup 26: England survive DR Congo scare, U.S. advance SEOUL, July 02 (AJP) - England survived a major scare to reach the last 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while co-host United States advanced despite a red-card setback that left a bitter aftertaste to an otherwise hard-fought win. Belgium also moved on, but only after a dramatic late comeback against Senegal that raised as many questions as it answered. England came from behind to beat DR Congo 2-1 at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, in a match that kicked off at July 2, 2026

World Cup 26: France, Mexico cruise into last 16; Norway to face Brazil SEOUL, July 01 (AJP) - France and Mexico powered into the last 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with commanding wins, while Erling Haaland struck late to send Norway past Ivory Coast and into a showdown with Brazil. Norway beat Ivory Coast 2-1 at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday, in a match that kicked off at noon local time. Norway restored several first-choice players, including Haaland, who had missed the final group-stage match against France, but Ivory Coast con July 1, 2026

World Cup 26: Brazil stop Japan, Germany crash out, Morocco advance SEOUL, June 30 (AJP) - Brazil ended Japan's upset bid with a dominant second-half comeback, Germany suffered another World Cup collapse and Morocco extended its recent run of strong international results as the 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32 continued on Monday. Brazil came from behind to beat Japan 2-1 at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, in a match that kicked off at noon local time. Japan took the lead in the 29th minute through Kaishu Sano, whose long-range strike rew June 30, 2026

Korea's World Cup failure may force football to confront itself SEOUL, June 29 (AJP) - The fury over South Korea's abrupt exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup is unlikely to subside with the voluntary exit of the head coach. Instead, it is increasingly building up to a fundamental overhaul of the country's notoriously insular sports bureaucracy. Hong Myung-bo resigned a day after Korea failed to reach the round of 32, but public anger has not stopped with the head coach. Instead, attention has shifted to the Korea Football Association (KFA) June 29, 2026

Another early exit leaves Korean football searching for answers again SEOUL, June 29 (AJP) - "Sorry cannot make amends for the sense of betrayal for those who held onto hope until the very last minute," said 25-year-old Seoul resident Kim Sung-min. Like millions of South Koreans, Kim spent the weekend after Thursday's devastating defeat to South Africa watching the remaining World Cup matches, clinging to the slim possibility that results elsewhere might yet rescue Korea's campaign. "Our only hope was to see Son Heung-min p June 29, 2026

Hong Myung-bo makes disgraceful exit after Korea's earliest-ever World Cup exit SEOUL, June 29 (AJP) - South Korean football coach Hong Myung-bo resigned on Sunday after the country's earliest-ever World Cup exit, becoming the first coach in national team history to leave following failures at two separate tournaments. Hong stepped down a day after South Korea was eliminated in the group stage of the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup, ending the country's run of five consecutive appearances in the knockout stage dating back to 2018 and consigning it to it June 29, 2026

South Korea's round of 32 hopes dashed at World Cup SEOUL, June 28 (AJP) - South Korea's hopes of reaching the round of 32 at this year's World Cup were shattered after DR Congo secured a 3–1 win over Uzbekistan, eliminating the country's last remaining slim chance of advancing to the next round. South Korea, which finished third in its group after losing to South Africa in its final group-stage match in Monterrey in northeastern Mexico last week, had been relying on luck, waiting for results of matches from other g June 28, 2026

S. Korea slips to seventh in third-place race after Senegal routs Iraq SEOUL, June 27 (AJP) - South Korea’s hopes of reaching the World Cup round of 32 suffered another setback after Senegal’s 5-0 victory over Iraq pushed Korea down to seventh place in the race among third-place teams. Senegal defeated Iraq in their final Group I match in Toronto on Friday, improving to one win and two losses for three points and finishing third in the group. Senegal had trailed South Korea on goal difference, but the five-goal victory improved its mark June 27, 2026