South Korea’s ‘utterly baffled’ President Lee Jae Myung lets rip after early World Cup exit (opens in new tab)

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has blamed the ⁠country’s early World ⁠Cup exit on favouritism in ⁠personnel appointments and blasted coach Hong Myung-bo, while demanding a sports ministry-led investigation into the national team’s performance. “I am not just taken aback by this unexpected outcome, I am utterly baffled,” Lee posted on ‌X on Sunday, reacting to the team’s elimination despite being widely expected to advance from a relatively easy group. “Once again, it has been proven tha...