Klinsmann, who ruined Korean soccer, said, "The Korea level of South Korean players is very high, expectations are high against Mexico."

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Jürgen Klinsmann (62, Germany), who was replaced less than a year after leading the Korean national soccer team, looked back, saying, "My time in Korea was really cool and it was a good experience."

Coach Klinsmann explained in an interview with Mexican media Esto on the 5th (Korea Standard Time), "The level of Korean players is very high, and many players are playing in Europe."

Coach Klinsmann then said, "The Korean national team will visit Mexico in 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup. I'm looking forward to seeing the game," he added.

Coach Klinsmann took over as the head coach of the South Korean national team in February 2023, but was eventually replaced the following year amid various controversies, including elimination from the semifinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup.

Throughout his tenure, Klinsmann was embroiled in controversy over home and side jobs, including more time at home, not a resident in the U.S., and appearing in various media and serving as a panelist.

He was even eliminated from the semifinals at the Asian Cup, where he participated amid criticism of his performance, including coach Klinsmann's tactics, and was evaluated as the "best member of all time."

Despite the discord within the squad that occurred during the Asian Cup, he actually neglected as a coach and blamed the players for their poor performance. In the end, coach Klinsmann had to leave Korea less than a year after taking office amid strong criticism.

In particular, it was belatedly known that the suspicion that the process of appointing Klinsmann was actually carried out by Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association, was mostly true through an audit by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

After leaving Korea, Son Heung-min (Los Angeles FC) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) were criticized for explaining the so-called "table tennis gate" incident as the cause of his elimination from the Asian Cup semifinals and his replacement through various foreign media interviews.

In this interview with Mexican media in the same group as South Korea in 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup, Klinsmann expressed expectations for a World Cup showdown between South Korea and Mexico, praising the level of the Korean national team's squad he once led.

Regarding the situation of the Mexican national team, which has few European players, including none in the German Bundesliga, Klinsmann also left a rather absurd advice, saying, "If we advance to the semifinals of this World Cup, Mexican national team players will be recruited by all European clubs."

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