"Never become the national team coach" to young Hong Myung-bo... Predicted 12 years ago on 'SNL'! [Star Issue]

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As South Korea failed to advance to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean round of 32, a broadcast from 12 years ago that seemed to predict this is being re-examined.

In the 2014 broadcast of tvN's 'SNL Korea' segment "Reply 1980," Hong Myung-bo, who was then the coach, was satirized for the scene in which the South Korean national team was eliminated in the group stage of the Brazil World Cup.

Shin Dong-yup portrayed Hong Myung-bo from 2014 and traveled back in time via a time machine to meet a young Hong Myung-bo (played by Kim Min-kyo). Shin Dong-yup told the young Hong Myung-bo, "Sometimes you lose in matches. It will have been a good experience."

Next, Ahn Young-mi appeared as a friend and said, "Our coach said that matches are not places to gain experience, but places to prove ourselves." Shin Dong-yup then frowned and said, "Ah, Lee Young-pyo." At that time, after South Korea was eliminated from the Brazil World Cup, Lee Young-pyo sharply remarked, "The World Cup is not a place to gain experience, but a place to prove ourselves."

In the past, Hong Myung-bo told Shin Dong-yup, "Eat this," and offered him a piece of traditional Korean candy (yeot). Upon seeing this, Shin Dong-yup replied, "I ate a lot of this recently. Honestly, what did I do so wrong?" Shin Dong-yup also said, "Sports is not always about winning. Even if we lose today, we can win tomorrow. The most important thing is to do our best."

Hearing Shin Dong-yup's words, the crew members said, "If you lose a match, you will be fired as coach." The future Hong Myung-bo smiled meaningfully and countered, "That's not how it is?"

Shin Dong-yup prophesied to the young Hong Myung-bo that he would become the best defender. When the young Hong Myung-bo asked, "Then should I go as a national team player?" Shin Dong-yup firmly said, "No," and "Never become a coach," adding, "If you really want to be a coach, just be the Olympic coach."

Coach Hong Myung-bo won South Korea's first-ever Olympic medal in football at the 2012 London Olympics. However, he faced severe criticism for being eliminated in the group stage of both the 2014 Brazil World Cup and the 2026 North America, Central America, and Caribbean World Cup.

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