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,

Romo’s opportunistic finish on the 50-minute mark was the only difference between Mexico and South Korea at Estadio Guadalajara, with the narrow 1-0 victory confirming El Tri’

South Korea's captain, Son Heung-min, issued an apology to fans after the team's early exit from the World Cup. Following coach Hong Myung-bo's resignation, Son urged support for the players over criticism.

Now that Hong Myung-bo has resigned, there will be a debate as to who is next to take the national team hotseat, one of the most pressured jobs

From soju-fueled film festival parties to court-led restructuring, a South Korean content powerhouse’s mistimed global expansion and ill-judged bets on World Cup soccer and Olympic rights ended up derailing its dream of becoming the country's Disney.