Hong Myung-Bo
Hong Myung-bo is a South Korean football manager and former footballer who played as a sweeper. He is currently the manager of the South Korea national team. Hong is widely considered one of the greatest Asian defenders of all time. He participated at four consecutive FIFA World Cups between 1990 and 2002, becoming the first Asian player to do so. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Myung-Bo Hong |
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| National team number | 20 |
| Birth date | 12.02.1969 (age 57) |
| Country of birth |  South Korea |
| City of birth | Seoul |
| Position | defender |
| Height/weight | 182 cm / 71 kg |
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FIFA World Cup 29.06.2002 |
2:3 | 1'-46' | |||||||
FIFA World Cup 25.06.2002 |
0:1 | 1'-80' | |||||||
FIFA World Cup 22.06.2002 |
0:0 | 1'-120' | |||||||
FIFA World Cup 18.06.2002 |
2:1 | 1'-83' | |||||||
FIFA World Cup 14.06.2002 |
1:0 | 1'-90' | |||||||
FIFA World Cup 10.06.2002 |
1:1 | 80' | 1'-90' |
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 FIFA World Cup 2002 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 599 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2000 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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FIFA World Cup 1998 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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FIFA World Cup 1994 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Cup 2026: South Korea 2-1 Czech Reoublic - In-Beom Hwang inspires comeback win after Ladislav Krejci goal
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Match report as South Korea beat Czech Republic in second game of the 2026 World Cup; Ladislav Krejci put the Czechs in front but goals from In-Beom Hwang and Hyeon-Gyu Oh turned the game around; South Korea go level on points with Mexico at the top
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