The Japanese media is showing great interest by reporting heavily on Korea's early exit from the World Cup and the sudden resignation of national team coach Hong Myung-bo. In particular, many of the players on the Korean national team are of a high level, playing for European club teams, and the team's performance in the group stage was good, but disappointment and anger are growing within Korea due to the unexpected elimination. The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on the 29th, “In this tournament, Korea had a lineup of talented players, including Son Heung-min, who is considered the best player in Korean soccer history, and because there were no matches against European or South American powerhouses in the first league, expectations were high for advancing to the final league,” adding, “The Korean people are becoming discouraged when the results exceed expectations.” This newspaper said, “In Korea, soccer is a national sport along with baseball,” and also reported that the Korean media harshly criticized this elimination as a “catastrophe” and “the worst World Cup in history.” On the same day, the Asahi Shimbun said, “Criticism toward the Korean national team coach Hong Myung-bo is flooding in on social media,” adding, “We are receiving harsh comments from President Lee Jae-myung.”