{"id":22362,"date":"2026-06-25T13:09:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/so-lethargic-and-sleepy-south-korean-netizens-bash-national-teams-performance-during-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T13:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:09:42","slug":"so-lethargic-and-sleepy-south-korean-netizens-bash-national-teams-performance-during-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/so-lethargic-and-sleepy-south-korean-netizens-bash-national-teams-performance-during-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018So lethargic and sleepy\u2019: South Korean netizens bash national team\u2019s performance during World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South Korean fans dismayed by national team’s performance at the World Cup, head coach receives criticism<\/h2>\n

Following South Korea’s surprise 1-0 loss to South Africa on Wednesday (24 June), netizens expressed their frustrations with the national team online.<\/p>\n

The usually quiet r\/korea subreddit came to life with many enraged by the lack of spark in the team’s performance at the World Cup thus far.<\/p>\n

In a thread posted on 25 June, one netizen labelled the team a “national embarrassment”. The thread quickly drew similarly upset fans who put their frustrations in writing, with over 460 comments.<\/p>\n

Most recent loss leaves their World Cup fate at the mercy of others<\/h3>\n

In the final Group Stage match, South Korea stumbled to a 1-0 defeat to South Africa.<\/p>\n

In a surprising move, the South Korean team opted against starting star forward Son Heung-min.<\/p>\n

Head coach Hong Myung-bo said this was out of hope that his fresh legs would be an advantage against the tiring South African side during the latter stages of the match.<\/p>\n

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Source: @KORFootballNews on X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Unfortunately, this strategy proved ineffective, and the result put South Africa through to the knockout stage for the first time.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, South Korea’s hopes of advancing from the group stage will depend on how the results from the other groups unfold over the next couple of days.<\/p>\n

Netizens bash team’s performance<\/h3>\n

Fans online were less than impressed with how the South Korean national team performed.<\/p>\n

“If we lose, it will be well-deserved,” a frustrated netizen wrote. “Never seen a team in the World Cup look so lethargic and sleepy, making terrible passes and giving up the ball so many times.”<\/p>\n

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Source: Reddit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Many agreed with the sentiment, saying that they observed zero urgency from the players despite being in possession for most of the match.<\/p>\n

There were also calls for the head coach to be sacked.<\/p>\n

A new thread even popped up an hour later to criticise him for “wasting South Korean talent”.<\/p>\n

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Source: Reddit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Some fans were sad that Son’s last games on the World Cup stage would end with a whimper.<\/p>\n

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Source: Reddit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A couple of commenters went so far as to suggest overhauls of the Korea Football Association. Comments on the Korea Football Association’s official Instagram echoed the sentiments shared on Reddit.<\/p>\n

Also read: Iran’s football team leaves handwritten note calling for peace after World Cup match in LA
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Iran’s football team leaves handwritten note calling for peace after World Cup match in LA<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Featured image adapted from @thekfa on Instagram and @KORFootballNews on X. <\/i><\/p>\n

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South Korean fans dismayed by national team’s performance at the World Cup, head coach receives criticism Following South Korea’s surprise 1-0 loss to South Africa on Wednesday (24 June), netizens expressed their frustrations with the national team online. The usually quiet r\/korea subreddit came to life with many enraged by the lack of spark in…<\/p>\n

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