. ▁Ver be ek ▁res igned ▁after ▁the ▁tournament , ▁taking ▁bl ame ▁for ▁the ▁team ' s ▁uns atisf actory ▁performance ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁score ▁a ▁single ▁goal ▁following ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁resort ▁to ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁three ▁games ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁He ▁also ▁critic ized ▁the ▁un real istic ▁expect ations ▁from ▁the ▁fans . ▁ ▁Park ▁Ji - s ung ▁era ▁ ▁After wards , ▁South ▁Korea ▁chose ▁Hu h ▁Jung - m oo ▁as ▁their ▁manager ▁again ▁and ▁Park ▁Ji - s ung ▁as ▁the ▁next ▁captain . ▁Under ▁Hu h ' s ▁management , ▁the ▁South ▁Korean ▁team ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁E A FF ▁East ▁Asian ▁Cup , ▁go ▁und efe ated ▁for ▁ 2 7 ▁consecutive ▁games ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁South ▁Korea ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ification ▁with ▁seven ▁wins ▁and ▁seven ▁draw s ▁without ▁a ▁loss . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁they ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁game ▁against ▁Greece ▁ 2 – 0 , ▁with ▁goals ▁from ▁Lee ▁Jung - so o ▁and ▁Park ▁Ji - s ung . ▁They ▁then ▁faced ▁Argentina ▁and ▁suffered ▁a ▁large ▁loss ▁ 4 – 1 , ▁including ▁an ▁own ▁goal ▁by ▁forward ▁Park ▁Ch u - you ng . ▁They ▁then ▁obtained ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 ▁draw ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁Niger ia , ▁with ▁Lee ▁Jung