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Sun-hong’s South Korea lost to Indonesia on penalties

Hwang Sun-hong’s South Korea lost to Indonesia on penalties (10-11) after a 2-2 extra-time thriller in the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup 2024 at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.

The tournament was the final qualifier for the Olympic Games in Paris. The top three finishers in the tournament qualified for the Olympic Games, while the fourth-place finisher played a continental playoff against an African team. Korea was looking to qualify for its 10th consecutive Olympic Games, but fell short to Indonesia. South Korea and Indonesia are ranked 23rd and 134th, respectively, by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA).

South Korea’s last appearance at the 2022 World Cup was two years ago in Qatar, where they advanced to the round of 16. 바카라사이트 It had been 12 years since the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The team was led by captain Son Heung-min and included talented players like Kim Min-jae and Lee Kang-in.

South Korean soccer had a rosy future.

However, those aspirations were dashed by a series of administrative missteps by the Korean Football Association. The KFA chose Jürgen Klinsmann as the successor to Paulo Bento. There was no internal communication about the appointment, and speculation abounded that it was an arbitrary choice made by KFA president Chung Mong-kyu. After a year of controversy, including working from home and using walkie-talkies, Klinsmann was sacked after a shock 0-2 loss to Jordan (then ranked 87th) in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup in Qatar. Klinsmann, who was sacked, has since been quoted by overseas media as saying that he was not responsible.

The KFA then asked Hwang Sun-hong, the U23 national team coach, to take over as interim head coach of the A team for a two-game series in March, with about two months to prepare for the tournament. Hwang was tasked with leading both the A and U-23 teams, and his lack of focus on the U-23 team resulted in a shock exit to Indonesia. As a result of the federation’s mismanagement, Hwang will go down in Korean soccer history as the coach who ended the country’s chances of qualifying for the next 10 consecutive Olympics.

The KFA has been criticized for its weakened administration since 2021

When Chung Mong-kyu’s third term as president began. Shortly after taking office, Chung revised the articles of association to remove bitter critics from the organization and surrounded himself with people he liked.

Administrative gaps are evident everywhere. The construction of the Cheonan Football 사설 토토사이트 Center, originally scheduled for June this year, has been delayed, leaving national teams scrambling to find training grounds whenever they convene. In March of last year, a surprise amnesty for soccer players involved in match-fixing backfired and was reversed. At the time, only the association’s vice presidents were held accountable, while president Chung Mong-kyu kept his job. However, as the mistakes continue, there are growing calls for Chung to be held accountable as the final decision maker.