The Korea Football Association apologized for not being able to participate in the finals of this year’s Paris Olympics.
On the afternoon of the 26th, the Korean Football Association published an apology titled ‘Regarding the failure to advance to the Olympic football finals’ on its website.
The association said, “We would like to express our deepest apologies to football fans, football players and the public for the failure to progress to the finals of the Paris Olympics. All the coaching staff and players did their best to take part in the 10th Olympic Games in a row, but unfortunately we failed to achieve our goal.” “I couldn’t get it done,” he said.
The Korean under-23 football team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, drew 2-2 with Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup held in Doha, Qatar on the 26th and then won 11 -10 in a penalty shootout.
Korean football, which had to reach the semi-finals of this competition to advance to the finals of the Paris Olympics, stopped its streak of advancing to the finals of the Olympic Games, which had continued since the 1988 Seoul Games, in the 9th game.
The Association said, “We are well aware that the Korea Football Association, which nurtures and supports the national team, has an overall responsibility, so we once again bow our heads in apology,” and added, “We will closely review the future player and develop leaders and national team operating systems and plan for improvement.” “I will find this and ensure that failures like today are not repeated anymore,” he promised.
The association added, “We will do our best to successfully complete the immediate task of appointing a national team coach and bring joy to the people who have good matches in the ongoing North and Central America 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers.”
(Photo = Provided by Korea Football Association, Yonhap News)
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