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.

Following the national football team's early exit from the World Cup with the worst performance in Korean football history, former head coach Paulo Bento has advised that the system needs to be re-evaluated and rebuilt from the ground up.

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