A fan disappointed and angered by Korea Republic's failure to advance past the group stage at the World Cup pelted the team with toffee candies as the players posed for a photo upon returning home.
"Eat yeot" (Korean toffee) is an insult in South Korea.
According to the Korea Times, forward Son Heung-min asked, "Do we have to eat this?"
He did not eat any.
A young and inexperienced Korea Republic team earned just one point in three games and finished last in Group H.
"I am sorry that we weren’t able to return the love and support shown by our people during the World Cup," manager Hong Myunbg-bo told the Korea Herald via The Guardian. "It was due to my deficiency as a coach that we didn’t put up the desired results. But our players all have a bright future ahead and not everything was lost from this tournament."
