Military exemption debate heats up

South Korea’s World Cup campaign is officially over after a close defeat to Uruguay on Saturday. However, the debate over the military service waiver for the national team players will likely begin this week.

The issue was first put on the table by Cho Chung-yun, chief of Korean Football Association, last Wednesday. 

“What the players want is to be exempted from their military service duty,” Cho told reporters after South Korea drew 2-2 with Nigeria to secure the berth in the second round of the World Cup. 

(Yonhap)