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South Korea football coach quits as president calls for probe into World Cup loss
Key takeaways
- This is Hong's second stint as head coach of team South Korea
- Hong Myung-bo has resigned as head coach of South Korea's men's national football team after they failed to advance to the World Cup knockout stage.
- The team had hoped they could still qualify for the next round of the tournament as one of the best third-placed teams, but that hope was quashed on Saturday.
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This is Hong's second stint as head coach of team South Korea
Hong Myung-bo has resigned as head coach of South Korea's men's national football team after they failed to advance to the World Cup knockout stage.
The team had hoped they could still qualify for the next round of the tournament as one of the best third-placed teams, but that hope was quashed on Saturday.
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