South Korea Leaves the 2026 World Cup
韓國隊在 2026 年世界之盃出局
Introduction
The South Korean football team is back in Seoul. They lost in the 2026 World Cup. Now, the head coach is gone and the government is asking questions.
韓國足球隊已回到首爾。他們在 2026 年世界之盃中落敗。目前總教練已離職，政府也正在提出質詢。
Main Body
The team won two games, but they lost 1-0 to South Africa. They did not go to the next round. Many people are angry because Coach Hong Myung-bo did not start the best player, Son Heung-min, in the last game.
球隊贏了兩場，但在對陣南非的比賽中以 0-1 落敗。他們未能晉級下一輪。許多人感到憤怒，因為洪明補總教練在最後一場比賽中沒有讓最強球員孫興慜先發。
Coach Hong Myung-bo quit his job on Sunday. People say the football association did not pick the coach in a fair way. President Lee Jae Myung wants to know why the team played badly and how they picked the coach.
洪明補總教練於週日辭職。有人指稱足球協會選擇總教練的方式並不公平。李在明總統想知道球隊表現不佳的原因，以及選擇總教練的過程。
Fans met the team at the airport. They liked the players, but they shouted at the coach. Son Heung-min said sorry on the internet. He asked fans to be kind to the players.
球迷在機場迎接球隊。他們很喜歡球員，但對總教練大聲喝斥。孫興慜在網路上道歉，請求球迷對球員多一些寬容。
Conclusion
South Korea is now changing its football leaders. The government wants to fix the problems in the team.
韓國目前正在更換足球領導層。政府希望解決球隊內部存在的問題。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past' Switch
To talk about things that already happened, we often add -ed to the action word.
Look at these changes from the story:
- Like Liked
- Ask Asked
- Shout Shouted
⚠️ The 'Rebels' (Irregular Words)
Some words are 'rebels.' They don't follow the -ed rule. They change their whole shape. You must memorize these to reach A2!
- Win Won
- Go Went (The text uses "did not go")
- Say Said
🛠️ How to say 'NO' in the past
When we want to say something didn't happen, we use a magic helper: did not.
Pattern: did not + original action word
- Correct: They did not go to the next round. $
- Wrong:
They did not went.(Never use the past shape after 'did not')
Example from text: "...did not pick the coach in a fair way."