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beijing time, september 25th news, due to the poor performance of the south korean national team in the first two rounds of the 2026 world cup asian qualifiers, 60,000 south korean fans once shouted "zheng mengkui (chairman of the korean football association) resign" at the seoul world cup stadium. this move was supported by many south korean lawmakers, who directly asked when zheng mengkui would resign.

during the questioning session of the south korean national assembly on tuesday, chung mong-kyu was "besieged" by many lawmakers, who demanded to explain the reasons for re-hiring hong myung-bo as the head coach of the south korean national team and when he would resign. chung mong-kyu has served three terms as the head coach of the korean football association since 2013, and his third term will end at the end of this year. this year, chung mong-kyu has encountered a serious crisis of trust. first, the south korean team was eliminated in the semi-finals of the asian cup, then was tied by a weak team in the top 40 of the world cup qualifiers, and then was tied by palestine in the top 18, which completely angered korean fans.

however, chung mong-gyu was clearly well prepared and was not afraid of the bombardment from the lawmakers. when asked by the south korean lawmakers whether he would run for a fourth term and when he would leave the korea football association, chung mong-gyu said, "i will carefully consider whether i will leave. i will do my best for the development of korean football." "i think history will ultimately judge me."

although south korea had one win and one draw in the round of 18, they are still ranked second in the group, only behind jordan in goal difference, and can reach the top at any time.

in contrast, the chinese men's football team, which is close to them, is not having an easy time. after two defeats in the first two rounds, not only was the chairman of the football association not questioned, but the head coach was also allowed to remain in office. the head coach of australia, which is in the same group, was fired because he got 1 point. from this perspective, chinese football is still very tolerant.