The opponent in the Asian Cup semifinals is Japan or North Korea “Everyone plays soccer with us.”
Park Yoon-jung, head coach of the women's U-20 soccer team
Coach Park Yoon-jung of the U-20 women's national soccer team, which won a ticket to the World Cup, expressed expectations, saying that the upcoming match against the European team will be a growth opportunity for Korean players.
After confirming advancement to the World Cup through the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-20 Asian Cup on the 9th (local time), Coach Park, who leads the U-20 women's national team, said through the Korea Football Association, "We will be able to play against European teams." “I and the players are looking forward to it,” he said.
The national team advanced to the semifinals by defeating the host country, Uzbekistan, 13-0 in the third match of Group A of the Asian Cup held at the Saar Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on this day. 카지노사이트
As a result, the national team won the right to participate in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, which is given to the semifinalists of this tournament.The Women's World Cup will be held in Colombia in September.
At the 2022 Costa Rica U-20 Women's World Cup just before former coach Hwang In-seon took over, Korea packed its bags in the group stage with 1 win and 2 losses.
In this World Cup, powerhouses such as Spain, Germany, and France have confirmed their advancement to the finals like Korea.
Meanwhile, the national team, which advanced to the semifinals of this Asian Cup by finishing second in Group A with two wins and one loss, will face off against first place in Group B at 5 pm on the 13th, Korean time, to advance to the finals.The winner of the head-to-head match between Japan (2 wins) and North Korea (1 win, 1 draw) will take first place in Group B.
Coach Park, who achieved his goal of advancing to the semifinals, said, "I feel good. The players are also happy to get the results they wanted," and added, "They showed their will to keep scoring, and the fact that they achieved the result is a positive aspect that came out of the group stage." all.
The national team, which lost 1-2 in its first game against Australia, scored a total of 19 goals against Taiwan and Uzbekistan.
However, Coach Park reflected, “When moving from the defensive area to the attack, the (pass) connection, accuracy, timing of the pass, and possession of the ball were disappointing.”
He added, "We will face either Japan or North Korea, but no matter who we meet, we will play the soccer we want to play. We will also make up for our shortcomings."
Coach Park, who was born in 1989 and is 34 years old, quit his career as a player in 2013 and began his career as a coach early on.
As a coach, he assisted Colin Bell, head coach of the A national team, and experienced the FIFA Australia-New Zealand Women's World Cup last year, and was appointed as the head coach of the U-20 national team in November of last year. 토토사이트