South Korea’s 32-day stay in California ends Saturday when the 18 players remaining from the Gold Cup travel to Montevideo for a match against Uruguay Feb. 14. The Koreans, who face the United States June 10 at the World Cup, took two days off after their disappointing fourth-place finish at the Gold Cup. They returned to training at the UC San Diego Tuesday. Dr. Chung Mong Joon, the powerful president of the Korea Football, was forced to issue a statement of public support for Hiddink after the Dutchman was the subject of blistering criticism in the Korean press.
