The Korea Football Association (KFA) will appoint South Korea's national coach early next month, the KFA chief said Sunday.

"(The Korea Football Association) will hold a technical committee (meeting) and appoint a national team coach no later than July 10," Cho Chung-yun, KFA chairman, told Yonhap News Agency.

The KFA has no time to waste in appointing a coach as the team must start preparing for the qualifiers for the 2011 Asian Cup in August, he said.

Cho hinted that Huh Jung-moo may remain in the position, conveying his view that "an experienced South Korean coach should be placed at the helm for a long time."

In the first World Cup held on the African continent, Huh's squad reached the round of 16, but was eliminated Saturday by Uruguay in the first knockout stage match in Port Elizabeth.

"We must soon prepare for the Asian Cup," Cho said. "Therefore, I will discuss appointing the head of the national team soon after I return home."

Lee Hoi-taek, chairman of KFA's technical committee, said, "Nothing has been decided regarding the appointment of the national team coach."

He added, "We will carefully decide after holding a number of meetings of the technical committee."

At a post-match press conference Saturday, Huh said that he hasn't thought about his future during the preparation for the World Cup, but wishes to continue helping his country.