Group D: Japan wins 2-1 over Brazil
North Korea advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup. (FIFA SNS capture)”/>
North Korea’s U17 women’s soccer team defeated Kenya and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup.
North Korea defeated Kenya 3-0 in the second match of the Group C tournament held in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic on the 21st (Korean time).
North Korea, which won 4-1 over Mexico in the first game on the 18th, recorded two wins (6 points, +6 goal difference), regardless of the result of the final group match against 2nd place England (6 points, +4 goal difference). They won the right to advance to the quarterfinals.
On this day, North Korea won a major victory against Kenya with a one-sided attack, including 26 shots on target and 3 shots on goal.
North Korea took the lead 8 minutes after the game started with So Ryukyung’s left-footed mid-range shot. Three minutes later, after shaking up the Kenyan defense with an organic short pass, So Ryu-kyung scored an additional goal with a powerful left-footed mid-range shot.
In the second half, North Korea’s Choi Yuna and Park Ok-i’s mid-range shots hit the crossbar, but in the 41st minute of the second half, Ri Guk-hyang headed Choi Lim-jung’s corner kick to seal the victory.
North Korea, a powerhouse in women’s soccer, has already achieved great results this year.
At the U20 Women’s World Cup held in Colombia last September, North Korea won the championship by defeating Japan 1-0 in the final.
North Korea has also won the U17 Women’s World Cup, founded in 2008, twice, in 2008 and 2016.
North Korea will play the final group match against England on the 24th for first place in the group.
Japan in Group D came from behind to win 2-1 over Brazil, increasing their chances of advancing to the quarterfinals.
Japan ranked second in the group with 1 win, 1 draw (4 points, +1 goal difference) after Poland (4 points, +2 goal difference). Brazil is in 3rd place with 1 win and 1 loss (3 points).
If they draw in the final match against Zambia (0 points) on the 24th, they will advance to the quarterfinals.
(Seoul = News 1)
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