The report came just hours after South Korea clinched a spot at the 2018 World Cup with head coach Shin Tae-yong, who took over the national team in July following Uli Stielike's ouster.

"This absurd story came out just less than a day that our national football team overcame difficult times and earned a ninth consecutive World Cup appearance," Kim said to reporters at Incheon International Airport. "We really want to know what and who started this story. This is really ridiculous."

Kim said he believes it's a false report, because a person like Hiddink would not have expressed his intention to coach the national team at this moment.

"Hiddink is a great coach and he is a person who knows logic of the situation," he said. "He is not the type of person who makes an offer like that."

Kim reaffirmed the KFA's position that the national football body will fully support Shin to prepare for the World Cup. Shin, who previously led South Korea's under-23 and under-20 squads, is signed through the 2018 World Cup and will coach until South Korea are eliminated.

Kim said the KFA has yet to think about expanding the coaching staff for the national team with the World Cup in Russia just nine months away, but will discuss various measures with Shin to help the Taeguk Warriors.

"Shin has overcome difficult moments," he said. "Now, he needs to show the power of South Korean football at the World Cup finals." (Yonhap)