[속보] “Last September decision”… ‘Round of 16’ coach Bento does not renew contract

▲ Bento returned to the bench
The 2022 Qatar World Cup round of 16 match between Korea and Brazil held at 974 Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 6th (Korean time). National team coach Paulo Bento waits for the start of the game on the bench. 2022.12.06 Yonhap News

On the 6th (Korean time), national team coach Paulo Bento, who led Korean football to the round of 16 at the away World Cup for the second time in history, said, “We have decided not to renew the Korean coaching position.”

Coach Bento said this through a press conference held after losing 1-4 in the round of 16 of the 2022 Qatar World Cup against Brazil that day.

Coach Bento explained, “I told the players and the president of the Korea Football Association of my decision,” and “the decision was already made last September.”

On the other hand, on this day, Korean soccer ended its journey by giving up its dream of advancing to the quarterfinals due to the one-upper individual skill of the world’s strongest Brazil.

South Korea gave the opening goal to Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) as the defense was breached 7 minutes after the kick-off whistle blew, and in the 13th minute, Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) took the lead through a penalty kick.

Afterwards, Hischarlisson (Tottenham) in the 29th minute of the first half followed by Lucas Paqueta (West Ham) in the 36th minute of the first half.

In the 20th minute of the second half, Baek Seung-ho, who made his World Cup debut as a substitute for Hwang In-beom (Olympiacos), scored a chase goal in the 31st minute of the second half.

Correspondent Kang Min-hye

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