Coach Hwang Sun Hong leads the Korean team

The South Korean national team reinforcement committee has just held its third meeting to discuss the appointment of an interim coach to lead the national team in two matches against Thailand in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in March.

Before this meeting, the Korean press predicted that Coach Park Hang Seo would be appointed as a temporary "firefighter" for the Korean team. However, the Korean National Team Enhancement Committee decided to choose the remaining candidate, Coach Hwang Sun Hong.

Previously, coach Hwang Seon Hong was not expected by many to take over the "hot seat" of the Korean team. The reason was that in March, he was busy taking on the job of the Korean U23 team.

This team will compete in the U23 Asian Cup in April. This is a very important tournament for U23 Korea as they aim to win a ticket to the 2024 Olympics.

Yonhap newspaper said that the coming time will be extremely difficult for coach Hwang Sun Hong because he has to work for two teams at the same time, with great pressure to succeed.

He is tasked with helping the Korean team stabilize after internal disagreements during the 2023 Asian Cup. In particular, two of the country's top stars, Lee Kang In and Son Heung Min, clashed with each other before the semi-final match against Jordan.

Besides, coach Hwang Seon Hong needs to help the Korean team win two matches against Thailand in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Coach Hwang Sun Hong is 55 years old this year. He started his coaching career in 2008. During his career, this coach only led teams in the Korean league such as Busan IPark, Pohang Steelers, FC Seoul, Daejeon Hana Citizen. In 2021, he started coaching the Korean U23 team.

During his career, Coach Hwang Sun Hong won the K-League championship twice with Pohang Steelers (2013) and FC Seoul (2016). In addition, he also helped the Korean U23 team win the 2023 ASIAD in China./.

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