Korea Football Association (KFA) advisory committee recommended sacking head coach Juergen Klinsmann recently after their semi-final exit at the Asian Cup and amid criticism of his leadership.
The National Team Committee does not make administrative decisions, it is passed on to the KFA's Executive Board whether to act on its recommendation to fire Klinsmann, whose contract runs through the 2026 World Cup.
This action was as a result of South Korea been 23rd in the FIFA rankings, were beaten by 87th-ranked Jordan 2-0 in the Asian Cup semi-finals earlier this month, prompting fans and some politicians to call for the 59-year-old's dismissal.
Off the field, Klinsmann also repeatedly faced criticism for often working in Los Angeles, where he currently lives, despite saying he would spend much of his time in South Korea.
"For various reasons, there was a conclusion that coach Klinsmann can no longer exercise leadership as the national team's coach and needs to be replaced," Hwang Bo-Kwan, Technical Director at the association, told reporters after the meeting.
Some saw Klinsmann's attitude towards his job including a lack of time spent in South Korea as 'disrespectful' towards the public, Hwang added.
Klinsmann, who won the World Cup in 1990 as a player, has previously managed the German and U.S. national teams, as well as Bundesliga side Bayern Munich.
He took charge of South Korea last year after Paulo Bento stepped down following their defeat to Brazil in the last 16 of the World Cup in 2022.
The German's tenure got off to a rocky start, with South Korea failing to win any of his first five games in charge, losing to Uruguay and Peru and drawing with Colombia, El Salvador and Wales.
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