Paulo Bento stepped down as South Korea coach after his facet suffered a 4-1 defeat to Brazil within the FIFA World Cup 2022 spherical of 16 conflict on the Stadium 974, Doha, on Monday.
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At the post-match media convention, Bento made the announcement, saying he wouldn’t search a renewal of his contract with the Korea Football Association, the governing physique of South Korean soccer.
“Now I need to think about the future, but I will not be with the Korea team. I am going to rest and then see,” mentioned the 53-year-old Portuguese coach, who additionally managed Portugal on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
“I have just told the players and the president of the national federation. This is a decision which I took in September. It was set in stone and today I confirmed it. I have to thank them and am very proud to have been their manager,” added Bento.
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Bento took over the reins of the facet in August 2018 from former coach Shin Tae-yong after South Korea made a bunch stage exit from the 2018 Russia World Cup. In the Qatar World Cup, he led South Korea to the knockout spherical for the primary time for the reason that 2010 South Africa World Cup when the Koreans defeated Portugal in its closing group sport to advance.