Is South Korea DOOMED for the 2026 World Cup?

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In today's video, Jason is joined by FIFA.com writer Steve Han to discuss the latest international window for South Korea. Is there any hope for this team under Hong Myung-Bo?
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[@jbkoo5849]

The KFA must :
- Jung Monggyu has to resign as he is not capable of reforms.
- Hong Myungbo has to resign too, and the new head coach has to be nominated through a fair process.
- Redefining the administration as the National Comittee for the reinforcement of the KNT has to regain its own independence and power.
- Redefining the KFA priority as the Asian Cup organisation in 2031 and the win of the Asian Cup (such a shame that SK did not organize an Asian Cup since 1960 ). This is a most important matter. World Cup is great but to be realistic the Asian Cup should be the most important goal for the KFA.
- Installing persons like Park Jisung, Lee Youngpyo, Park Jooho who experienced the high level football of Europe in terms of administration, team management, football level, youth policies...
- Priority to Women football, transforming the WKL as a professionnal level League, incitation to create professionnal teams (maybe obliging K League 1 and K League 2 teams to have Women sections ). Installation of promotion and relegation system.
- An emergency plan to raise the number of women youngster and adult football players (pro and amateur ) to 5000 into 10 years.
- Priority to improve Women KNT conditions.
- Terminating the new Cheonan KFA center.

[@nmssis]

short answer to the question...a resounding NO!
Hong should just step aside now before the matter becomes more dire.

[@SYKim_94]

Curious, but do we know how the Japan team/fans feel about Moriyasu/the JFA?

[@csandsoccer4660]

I know for sure there is a section of the Japanese fanbase that aren’t satisfied with Moriyasu, but from Korean fans’ standpoint their problems are 1st world problems… I think they want Moriyasu to be more proactive tactically when up against stronger teams.
The JFA tho I’d assume the fans are mostly on board with cuz they seem to have a long term project which has made them come such a long way in like the past 15 years… something Korean fans can only dream of under this shambolic administration

[@w00borg34]

As a Korean I just have to applaud the JFA for their rise over the past years. They've become a well-drilled team who play with identity. South Korea relies too much on a few star players, but for Japan, you can swap out any of the starters with a bench player and they know exactly what role they need to play.

[@user-mr8gb3jo4f]

Sign for petition to fire Hong and Jung.

[@Orbital-111]

As a Korean, I sure Korea team will be defeated to Jordan and Iraq in October. They are awesome form now, whereas KFA is corrupt.
I really hope Korea team will be reformed, thereby we want to watch interesting soccer game in Korea again.

[@encorefootball]

At least you're not Australia, China, Saudi or Qatar. They are in the bin.

[@Jarrett_Lee]

Short answer if Hong stays: yes
If he stays there is a genuine chance we don't make it to the WC. Even if we do, what makes you think he will do better than 2014? He hasn't changed one bit lmao