South Korean soccer team arrived home at 4 a.m. hoping to avoid angry protesters after their early World Cup exit, but fans were still waiting.

Raúl Rangel walked onto the pitch at Estadio Azteca for warmups, took a knee at the goal line, pressed the Trionda to his forehead and closed his eyes in prayer. After he subbed out late in Mexico's 3-0 rout of Czechia to give Memo Ochoa his proper send-off and close out the group stage,

South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo resigned Sunday after the team's quick elimination from the World Cup drew a harsh condemnation from the country's president, who called the coach "incapable" and ordered a complete review of the national team program.

ESPN has the latest from the World Cup, as the build-up ramps up for the final matches in Group E between Germany and Ecuador and Ivory Coast and Curacao.

Hosts Mexico earn qualification to the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup following a narrow win over South Korea.

South Korea captain Son Heung-min and veteran midfielder Lee Jae-sung were left out of the starting lineup for the team's final World Cup group-stage match agai

Kim Sun-tae, the former Chungju city official known as "Chungju Man" who became a YouTuber after leaving his government post, watched South Korea&apos