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By JIM VERTUNO<\/p>\n

South Korea left the World Cup in turmoil after the team\u2019s quick elimination from the group stage that drew heavy criticism from the country\u2019s president and South Korea media reports that coach Hong Myung-bo had quit.<\/p>\n

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South Korea won its opening match against Czech Republic, then lost its next two Group A matches to South Africa and Mexico.<\/p>\n

South Korea hoped it would qualify for the next round as one of the third-place teams to advance in this year\u2019s expanded tournament. That ended when Congo defeated Uzbekistan 3-1 on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The quick exit for a team that expected to advance prompted harsh criticism from President Lee Jae Myung.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a former honorary professional football club chairman and, at heart, a member of the Red Devils, I feel not just surprise but deep bewilderment at this unexpected result,\u201d the president said in a lengthy statement critical of national team structure and oversight and coach Myung-bo\u2019s appointment in the first place.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again, it has been proven that personnel decisions determine everything. If loyalty and factionalism are valued over competence and an incapable person is appointed as a leader, the outcome is as predictable as fire,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n

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Hong, 57, was in his second stint with the national team. He was the coach at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil when South Korea also failed to advance past the group stage. <\/p>\n

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South Korea is a regular at the World Cup with 11 consecutive appearances, and was a semifinalist when it was co-host of the tournament in 2002.<\/p>\n

President Myung called for the national Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to review the national team its failures.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sincerely apologize to the public for the deep disappointment caused by this absurd situation. We will move swiftly to reform sports administration to ensure this does not happen again,\u201d Myung said.<\/p>\n

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See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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