North Korean women’s soccer advances to U-20 World Cup finals…challenge for 3rd championship

Defeated the powerhouse USA 1-0 in the semifinals
Japan, who defeated the Netherlands, will face off on the 23rd

North Korea’s U-20 women’s national soccer team celebrates after winning 1-0 against the United States in the semifinals of the U-20 World Cup on the 19th and advancing to the final. Photo credit: FIFA website

The North Korean women’s soccer team will advance to the final of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and compete against Japan for the title.

North Korea defeated the United States 1-0 in the semifinals of the U-20 World Cup held in Cali, Colombia on the 19th and advanced to the finals. The United States is a strong team that has won this tournament three times and is tied for first place with Germany. On this day, North Korea defended Choe Il-seon’s opening goal in the 22nd minute of the first half until the end to win by one goal, advancing to the finals for the first time in eight years and the fourth time in the tournament’s history. North Korea was the runner-up in this tournament in 2008 and lifted the championship trophy in 2006 and 2016. Choe Il-seon, who scored the opening goal, has now scored five goals in this tournament, tying for first place with Natalia Ventitu (Brazil) and Hijikata Maya (Japan).

FIFA reported on the news of North Korea’s victory that day, “North Korea, which showed itself as a championship contender from the first match of the tournament, overwhelmed the United States and advanced to the finals. North Korea pressed the United States with intense pressure throughout the match.” North Korea, in the same group as Argentina (6-2 win), Costa Rica (9-0 win), and the Netherlands (2-0 win), showed off its powerful offense by scoring 17 goals in all three group matches. In the round of 16, it defeated Austria 5-2, and in the quarterfinals, it defeated Brazil 1-0.

Japan won 2-0 against the Netherlands in the semifinals that day and advanced to the finals for the third consecutive time. Japan, the winner of the 2018 tournament, was the runner-up in the previous tournament held in 2022. The tournament was not held in 2020 due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). The final between North Korea and Japan will be held at 6 a.m. on the 23rd, Korean time. It will be the first time in 18 years since the 2006 North Korea-China match that two Asian teams will face each other in the finals of the U-20 Women’s World Cup.

Reporter Kim Jeong-hun [email protected]

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2024-09-19 22:30:41