For Korea, World Cup disappointment rarely ends at the final whistle
For South Korean soccer fans, the pain of an early World Cup exit rarely ends with the final whistle.
Instead, disappointment spills into days of public anger, resignations and soul-searching, as the country grapples with another campaign that failed to meet lofty expectations.
Under mounting pressure, with criticism reaching as high as President Lee Jae Myung, who called for sweeping reforms of Korean soccer, head coach Hong Myung-bo resigned Sunday, after the team was eliminated in the group s
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