In a video released by Korean media, former South Korean national team player Lee Young-pyo, working as a commentator on-site, and his colleague Jeon Hyun-mo discussed South Korea's elimination in the third group stage match.

Lee Young-pyo opened by saying: "I apologize, we should have won. Today's match was one of the most difficult matches in history to commentate on. From start to finish, nothing went right."

"The match was poor from beginning to end. I was in a position where I had to keep saying negative things, so I ran out of words."

"This wasn't a match where we 'lost but tried our best.' The problem was with the match itself."

Jeon Hyun-mo added: "Winning and losing is always possible. But if you try your best and still lose, you can say, 'You worked hard.' Honestly though, I really don't know what they were actually doing out there."

However, Jeon Hyun-mo drew a line at the current wave of criticism directed at the national team, which has largely focused on the players. He emphasized: "The players are not to blame."

Hearing this, Lee Young-pyo shook his head again and said: "I apologize."

Regarding the match against South Africa, Lee Young-pyo continued: "I couldn't find any structure at all. There was no system, no tactical purpose. It's hard to even understand why the players were positioned the way they were on the field."

"I think the coach bears 50% responsibility for the result," he added, expressing his surprise at Son Heung-min being left out of the starting lineup: "I was shocked too."

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