S. Korea coach unable to pinpoint reasons behind deflating loss

Some 24 hours after South Korea finished third in their group with a demoralizing loss at the FIFA World Cup, head coach Hong Myung-bo still couldn't pinpoint reasons behind his team's plight Thursday.

Hong instead doubled down on his mea culpa approach, saying it was his fault as head coach that his players failed to execute their game plans.

South Korea returned to their base camp in Zapopan, western Mexico, on Thursday, a day after losing to South Africa 1-0 in another Mexican city of Guadalu ...