"Because of one person's mistake, it turned out like this"...Kim Hee-cheol, stunned by World Cup 32nd round failure [Star Issue]

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Kim Hee-cheol, a member of the group Super Junior, expressed deep regret over the South Korean national football team's elimination from the group stage of the 2026 North, Central America, and Caribbean World Cup.

On the 28th, Kim Hee-cheol posted on his social networking service, "I heard this might be Son Heung-min's last World Cup. I wanted to watch at least one more game, but does this mean there is no hope at all?"

As the background music played the song "Only the Sincere Became Fools" by singer Kwon Jin-ah, he remarked, "The song is incredibly sad. To the elves (Super Junior fandom name) and those around me who taught me so much about football, which I don't know."

He added, "They say it turned out like this because of one person's mistake. The players have worked hard."

Meanwhile, the South Korean national football team, led by coach Hong Myung-bo, finished third in Group A of the 2026 North, Central America, and Caribbean World Cup group stage with one win and two losses. In the third group stage match of Group K held earlier today, the Democratic Republic of the Congo defeated Uzbekistan 3-1 in a comeback victory, eliminating all possible scenarios for the South Korean national team to advance to the 32nd round and resulting in their elimination.

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