Chung Mong-gyu had been in the role since 2013 and follows Hong Myung-bo, who quit last week as head coach after backlash, out the door South Korea football chief Chung Mong-gyu stepped down on Monday,

Public outrage over Korean football reached a boiling point after the national team's group-stage exit from the World Cup last month. Discontent

Following the South Korean national football team's elimination from the group stage of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup, several coaches have publicly expressed their interest in the position.

João Aroso (45), the head coach who claimed to be the core of Hong Myung-bo's staff, is leaving Korea. Portuguese sports outlet A Bola reported on the 4th (Korean time) in an article titled "Portuguese man leaves Korea's football chaos after a disastrous World Cup" that coach Aroso is leaving the Korean national team.

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Former South Korea national football team head coach Hong Myung-bo has apologized to the public for the team's group-stage elimination at the 2026 North Am