1-0 win with a first-line winning goal
The North Korean U-20 women’s national soccer team defeated Japan in the final of the ‘2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup’ to win its third title.
North Korea secured its spot at the top of the tournament by winning 1-0 against Japan in the final held at the Estadio Nemesio Camacho in Bogota, Colombia on the 23rd (Korean time).
With this, North Korea achieved its third championship, following 2006 and 2016.
At the same time, it became the country with the most wins (3 times) along with Germany and the United States.
Japan, aiming for its first championship in six years since 2018, finished as runner-up for the second consecutive time since 2022. In the final two years ago, they lost 1-3 to Spain.
North Korea scored an early goal.
Choi Il-seon, who scored the winning goal in the 1-0 win over the United States in the semifinals, also scored the winning goal in today’s match.
Choi Il-seon, who overcame the physical battle with the opponent in the first 15 minutes, attempted a left-footed shot. The shot deflected off Japan’s Uno Shiragaki’s body and went into the Japanese goal net.
After that, North Korea struggled to score an additional goal and Japan struggled to score an equalizer, but no more goals were scored.
The competition ended with North Korea winning all seven matches in the tournament.
Choi Il-seon scored 6 goals, including the goal in the match that day, becoming the top scorer in this tournament.
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