Colombia, the host country, has been confirmed to be the opponent of the U-20 women’s national soccer team in the round of 16, which dramatically took the stage of the U-20 Women’s World Cup tournament.
South Korea, led by head coach Park Yoon-jung, was confirmed to face Colombia, the top-ranked team in Group A, as Argentina took the last leg of the round of 16 in Group F of the 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup held on the 9th (Korea time).
In this tournament, where six teams are divided into four groups to play the group stage, the top two teams in each group will advance to the round of 16, and the top four teams with good performance among the third-place teams in the six groups will also advance to the round of 16.
The round of 16 matches depends on which of the six groups the third-ranked teams reach the round of 16, and this tournament saw the third-ranked teams in Group A, B, D, and F qualify for the round of 16.
According to the match and schedule of the tournament, South Korea, ranked third in Group D, will compete with Colombia, the No. 1 player in Group A and host country, for the quarterfinals at 10 a.m. on the 12th at the Estadio Olympico Pascual Guerrero in Santiago de Cali, Colombia.
Earlier, South Korea lost to Nigeria 0-1 in Group D and drew 0-0 with Venezuela, which was on the verge of elimination from the group stage, but it produced an extraordinary situation that beat Germany 1-0 in the final match.
According to the results of the other group, he then wrote a major reversal drama in which he succeeded in advancing to the tournament in the final group match, securing a berth to the round of 16, which goes to the top four teams among the third-place teams in each group.
It is the first time in 10 years that Korean women’s soccer has reached the tournament at the FIFA U-20 World Cup since the 2014 tournament, which involved 16 teams and was held as a quarterfinal tournament.
If South Korea beats host Colombia to the quarterfinals, it will reach the quarterfinals for the first time in 10 years since the 2014 tournament, and if it advances to the semifinals, it will be able to achieve its best performance in 14 years since the 2010 tournament (3rd place).
In the all-time record between Colombia and the U-20 women’s team, South Korea is ahead with one win. The only face-off was against the third-place match of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2010, when South Korea won 1-0 with Ji So-yeon’s winning goal. 먹튀검증
Earlier, coach Park Yoon-jung said, “Colombia is home, so it will be burdensome for the players, but we will also make sure that they can overcome it and bring good results,” adding, “Unlike the preliminary round, the first game may be the last game. I hope we continue to move forward with a little more earnestness and a sense of being able to do enough.”
Park Soo-jung (Ulsan University of Science), the winner of the final goal against Germany, also said, “As Colombia is home, there will be a lot of spectators and it will be noisy, but I think we will be able to bring good results if we show what we wanted to do and prepare. It will remain a good experience,” adding, “Some people say that Korean women’s soccer is inferior to other countries, but since we advanced to the round of 16 in a good way, we will continue to show good performance to the stadium. Please support us a lot.”
