Article 6YJX2 From Hiddink to Pochettino: How the US’s journey to a home World Cup compares with South Korea 2002

From Hiddink to Pochettino: How the US’s journey to a home World Cup compares with South Korea 2002

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John Duerden
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Both countries had major question marks a year from kickoff, but South Korea turned those into one of the most memorable tourney runs ever

If there has been some criticism of Mauricio Pochettino almost a year out from the 2026 World Cup, Guus Hiddink could have said the same - and more - in the summer of 2001, when he was on the receiving end of thrashings and a new, unflattering, nickname.

A year and five days before South Korea started their campaign on home soil, the Dutchman was in charge as they lost 5-0 at home to France. The same scoreline happened again, a few weeks later, against the Czech Republic. A suddenly doubtful media dubbed the former Real Madrid boss Oh Dae-yong,' a Korean-sounding name that translates as 5-0'.

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