After leading the team to the semi-finals of the Asian Cup and a scandal of infighting in the team, Klinsmann's career as coach of the South Korean team came to an end. On February 16, Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korean Football Association, announced at a press conference that Klinsmann would no longer be the head coach of the South Korean team.
According to South Korea**, the day before the official announcement of the "dismissal", Klinsmann participated in an inquiry meeting organized by the Korean Football Association through **, at which he defended himself, believing that he was not too at fault in tactics, and that the reason why the South Korean team failed to win the Asian Cup was caused by player infighting.
The participants of the Korean Football Association pointed out three problems: first, the lack of tactical preparation against the Jordanian team in the knockout round; Second, Li Gangren's "table tennis incident" reflects the loopholes in team management; Third, Klinsmann has not fulfilled his promise when he signed the contract, and he has no credibility at all.
It is reported that Klinsmann's contract was originally due to end after the 2026 World Cup, and his termination fee was as high as 8 billion won (about 43.2 million yuan), with an annual salary of 3 billion won (about 16.2 million yuan). It is worth mentioning that the three opponents of the national football team in the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup have all changed coaches. After the Thai team lost to the Chinese team 1 2, coach Polkin stepped down, and technical director Masataka Ishii took over; Singapore coach Takashi Nishitani stepped down and Tsutomu Ogura took over; Now, South Korea's coach Jurgen Klinsmann is also out of class. Comprehensive news of this newspaper.