Former Korean men's national football team head coach Hong Myung-bo announced Thursday he will attend an upcoming parliamentary hearing over the country's early exit from the FIFA World Cup, saying he will not shun responsibility for the team's disappointing performance. Hong issued a statement through his namesake scholarship foundation, HMB Foundation, hours after the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee adopted a plan to hold the hearing on the Korea Football Association (KFA) on July 22. The hearing will take place during a plenary session, with Hong named as one of 13 witnesses to be called in, along with former KFA President Chung Mong-gyu and some senior KFA officials. Hong, who resigned from his post on June 28, the day after the Taegeuk Warriors were eliminated from the group stage, apologized for letting down so many fans and said he would humbly accept any criticism that comes his way. "If we have a parliamentary hearing, then it will be an opportunity to offer explanations about the results of the World Cup to the people. And I, as head coach of the team,