The bond forged between Mexican and Korean World Cup fans is far from over. Mexican fans are challenging the “failure” narrative that South Korea’s World Cup team is facing at home. Meanwhile, many Korean fans have traded their red jerseys for green,

South Korea was eliminated after missing out on a spot among the eight best third-placed teams.

For the first time in its history, South Africa is through to the knockout stages of the World Cup after it pulled off a 1-0 upset win over South Korea.

Wednesday saw six games across Groups A, B and C determine who finished first and second, and which nations will still have a chance to qualify as one of the best third-place teams.

Cue "El Rey." The group stage match between Mexico and South Korea was almost the exact opposite of everything it was supposed to be. It was physical. It was a grind. It was slow to a crawl to the point the Mexican crowd at Estadio Akron eviscerated their team with boos as they walked off the pitch at the half.

An early World Cup exit has triggered what some say is a long overdue reckoning for the Korean Football Association.

Former South Korea national football team head coach Hong Myung-bo, who faces a National Assembly hearing over the team's poor World Cup performance, has l