South Korea's forward Son Heung-min after his team lost to South Africa Credit: Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP

There was a row with the media, a drone buzzing a crucial training session and then captain Son Heung-min dropped by a deeply unpopular coach in a gamble that backfired.

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