{"id":2722,"date":"2026-07-03T09:53:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/former-south-korea-coach-flees-to-the-u-s-amid-death-threats-following-world-cup-exit\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T15:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T15:53:30","slug":"former-south-korea-coach-flees-to-the-u-s-amid-death-threats-following-world-cup-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/former-south-korea-coach-flees-to-the-u-s-amid-death-threats-following-world-cup-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Former South Korea Coach Flees to the U.S. Amid Death Threats Following World Cup Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tensions remain high in South Korea after the national team\u2019s elimination from the 2026 World Cup hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The fallout has hit hardest on former coach Hong Myung-bo, who was spotted just hours ago at the airport boarding a flight to the United States.  <\/p>\n<p>Hong appeared visibly shaken and tried to avoid recognition by the media. In recent days, he has faced persistent death threats, forcing him to leave South Korea out of concern for his safety.  <\/p>\n<p>The hostile atmosphere was palpable during the team\u2019s return two days ago, marked by angry chants directed at Hong. Media reports also highlighted the presence of protest signs across the capital and even businesses barring him from entering their premises.  <\/p>\n<p>This episode underscores the intense pressure and scrutiny national sports figures can face, especially in countries where football carries deep cultural significance. Meanwhile, as Mexico continues to prepare for the World Cup, projects like the Puebla cable car system offer a glimpse of how infrastructure investments can enhance urban mobility and social inclusion\u2014reminding us that progress often comes through collective effort and innovation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KORFootballNews\/status\/2072646209119121512?s=20\"><\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tensions remain high in South Korea after the national team\u2019s elimination from the 2026 World Cup hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The fallout has hit hardest on former coach Hong Myung-bo, who was spotted just hours ago at the airport boarding a flight to the United States. Hong appeared visibly shaken and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internacional"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2722"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2723,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2722\/revisions\/2723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}