Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee to Hold Korea Football Association Hearing Today
Hearing Set After Group Stage Exit from North and Central America World Cup
To Examine Overall Operations of the Association
Focus on Testimonies from Chung Mong-gyu and Hong Myung-bo
The National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee will hold a hearing on July 30 to review the overall operations of the Korea Football Association.
The National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee will hold a hearing on the Korea Football Association. Yonhap News
View original imageThe decision to hold the hearing came after the national team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, was eliminated in the group stage of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup. During the hearing, the committee will examine the process of appointing former national team managers Jurgen Klinsmann and Hong Myung-bo, as well as allegations of secretive management practices within the association.
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Hong Myung-bo, the former head coach, and Chung Mong-gyu, the former president of the Korea Football Association, will appear as witnesses. Lee Yong-soo, vice president of the association, and Kim Seung-hee, former executive director, are also included as witnesses. Park Ji-sung, co-chairman of the K-Football Innovation Committee, was chosen as a reference but has announced he will not attend the hearing.
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