According to TuttoMercatoWeb, after the South Korea national football team was eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage, Hong Myung-bo faced social media attacks and eventually left South Korea for the United States.
Hong Myung-bo's coaching failure has escalated into a psychological storm. The 57-year-old former South Korea national football team head coach rapidly saw his situation deteriorate due to intense media scrutiny and continuous social media attacks after the team's early exit.
His situation in the country became untenable: he was targeted daily, turned away from several establishments, and received serious death threats, ultimately leading him to leave South Korea.
Hong Myung-bo boarded a flight to the United States seeking temporary refuge, a moment captured in an accompanying video. This has not yet been officially declared a permanent relocation, but public opinion in South Korea after the FIFA World Cup debacle is already extremely hostile. Recently, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung also described the national team's failure as "completely incomprehensible" and announced an investigation to thoroughly examine the reasons for their elimination. Although Lee Jae-myung did not directly name Hong Myung-bo, he explicitly criticized the appointment of the South Korea national football team head coach, implying that the Korea Football Association's choice was not solely based on ability and qualifications. Lee Jae-myung also announced that he would promote reforms in national sports management, stating that such a collapse must never happen again. Hong Myung-bo departed for the United States again just two days after returning to South Korea. At the airport, he denied rumors of internal discord within the team to reporters.
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