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On the afternoon of the 26th, the Korea Football Association announced an apology titled ‘Regarding the failure to advance to the Olympic soccer finals’ on its website.
The association said, “We would like to express our deepest apologies to soccer fans, soccer players, and the public for the failure to advance to the finals of the Paris Olympics. The coaching staff and players all did their best to participate in the 10th consecutive Olympics, but unfortunately we failed to achieve our goal.” “I couldn’t achieve it,” he said.
The Korean U-23 soccer team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, drew 2-2 with Indonesia in the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup held in Doha, Qatar on the 26th and then won 10-11 in a penalty shootout. lost.
Korean soccer, which had to reach the semifinals of this competition to advance to the finals of the Paris Olympics, stopped its streak of advancing to the Olympics finals in the 9th inning since the 1988 Seoul Games.
The Association said, “We are well aware that the Korea Football Association, which nurtures and supports the national team, has overall responsibility, so we once again bow our heads in apology,” and added, “We will closely review the future player and leader development and national team operation systems and plan for improvement.” “I will find it and ensure that failures like today are no longer repeated,” he pledged.
The association added, “We will do our best to successfully complete the immediate task of appointing a national team coach and to bring joy to the people with good games in the ongoing Asian qualifiers for the 2026 North and Central America World Cup.”
/yunhap news
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