Hammered 9-0 by Hungary on their World Cup debut 56 years ago to the day, South Korea suffered another crushing loss at soccer's showpiece tournament, with Huh Jung-moo's side ripped apart 4-1 by a rampant Argentina at Soccer City.
After sweeping Greece aside 2-0 in their Group B opener, the South Korea coach was surprised his side lost so heavily.
"It was unexpected, but regardless of the score we still have every chance of making it into the last 16," Huh told a news conference.
"Argentina were very lucky with their first goal and we missed a lot of golden opportunities. We fought hard against a team that has a lot of world-class players and today's game taught us a valuable lesson for the future."
The two coaches were this time involved in heated debate on the sidelines of Thursday's game.
"I don't think it was really appropriate what he was trying to do," Huh said of Maradona's antics.
"I didn't really understand what he was trying to say to me... but I don't think it's appropriate for a coach to direct such comments at another coach."
