▁ ▁Dutch ▁man agers ▁era ▁( 2 0 0 0 s ) ▁ ▁H idd ink ▁and ▁World ▁Cup ▁semi - final ists ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁K FA ▁named ▁Dutch ▁coach ▁Gu us ▁H idd ink ▁as ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁co - host ed ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁The ▁K FA ▁promised ▁him ▁to ▁ensure ▁long - term ▁training ▁cam ps ▁and ▁authority ▁about ▁management ▁of ▁co aching ▁staff . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁FIFA ▁Confeder ations ▁Cup , ▁they ▁lost ▁ 5 – 0 ▁against ▁France , ▁the ▁event ual ▁champions , ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁although ▁defe ating ▁Australia ▁and ▁Mexico . ▁South ▁Korean ▁journal ists ▁critic ized ▁H idd n k ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁nick name ▁" Oh ▁D ae ▁P p ang ", ▁meaning ▁five ▁to ▁nothing , ▁when ▁South ▁Korea ▁lost ▁ 5 – 0 ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁friendly ▁match ▁against ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁after ▁the ▁Confeder ations ▁Cup . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁CON C AC AF ▁Gold ▁Cup , ▁South ▁Korea ▁finished ▁in ▁fourth ▁place ▁with ▁two ▁draw s ▁and ▁three ▁losses ▁without ▁a ▁win . ▁However , ▁their ▁results ▁improved ▁at ▁three ▁friendly ▁matches ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁against ▁Scotland ▁( 4 – 1 ▁win ), ▁England ▁( 1 – 1 ▁draw ) ▁and ▁France ▁( 3 – 2 ▁loss