All posts tagged "Hong Myung-Bo"

  • Hong Myung-bo refused to give any specific answers about immediate future upon returning to Korea. (Yonhap)
    Hong Myung-bo apologetic, but noncommittal about future

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — South Korean national soccer team coach Hong Myung-bo was apologetic, but noncommittal about his immediate future in the wake of the team’s early exit from the FIFA World Cup. Hong and his 23-man team...

    • Posted June 29, 2014
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    Hong Myung-bo says ‘I was the one with the most shortcomings’

    (Yonhap)  After his team was eliminated from the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil with a 1-0 loss to Belgium on Thursday, South Korean head coach Hong Myung-bo blamed no one but himself. “We fell short, and...

    • Posted June 27, 2014
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  • Korea coach Hong Myung-bo embraces a sobbing Son Heung-min after Korea's 1-0 loss to Belgium in their Group H match in Sao Paulo. The loss eliminated Korea from the World Cup. (Yonhap)
    Korea bows out

    Plays the entire second half with one more man only to lose 1-0 to Belgium By Lee Kyutae South Korea bowed out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil on Thursday following a very disappointing 1-0...

    • Posted June 26, 2014
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    Hong Myung-bo takes responsibility for loss to Algeria

    By Yoo Jee-ho PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Yonhap) — After his team was defeated by Algeria 4-2 in its Group H match at the ongoing FIFA World Cup on Sunday in Brazil, South Korean head coach Hong Myung-bo...

    • Posted June 22, 2014
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  • It's unusual for Korea's manager Hong Myung-bo, left, to smile as much did on Monday.  Fabio Capello, head coach for Russia, said it wasn't important to know Korean players' names, as long as his players knew their opponents' characteristics.  (Yonhap)
    Korean coach hints at conservative approach vs. Russia

    (Yonhap) Korean head coach Hong Myung-bo on Monday hinted at a conservative approach against Russia in the upcoming World Cup showdown, saying his team should “play not to lose.” Korea’s long-awaited opening match will begin at 3 p.m....

    • Posted June 17, 2014
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  • Spectators sit under pouring rain as they watch the group A World Cup soccer match between Mexico and Cameroon in the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014.  (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
    S. Korean practice disrupted by heavy downpour

    By Yoo Jee-ho FOZ DO IGUACU, Brazil (Yonhap) — The third day of South Korea’s training at its World Cup base camp here in Foz do Iguacu was disrupted Friday by a heavy downpour with thunder and...

    • Posted June 13, 2014
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    Coach pledges to improve defense

    Hong Myung-bo postgame interview By Kim Tae-jong Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo said Tuesday that the two early goals his men allowed to Ghana were “too huge to recover from” and finally led the team to a...

    • Posted June 10, 2014
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