The South Korea U-20 national team has reached the quarterfinals of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) U-20 World Cup. After finishing as runners-up in the previous edition of the tournament, the team is proud to be the only Asian team to reach the quarterfinals.
The 24-team tournament featured four Asian teams – South Korea, Uzbekistan, Japan, and Iraq. However, the other three teams were all eliminated in the group stage or round of 16.
Uzbekistan, who were in Group A, finished second in their group behind host Argentina and advanced to the round of 16. However, they fell short of advancing to the quarterfinals in the round of 16 with a 0-1 defeat to Israel.
Meanwhile, Japan in Group C and Iraq in Group E failed to advance to the Round of 16, finishing third and fourth, respectively. As the third-place finisher, Japan attempted to qualify for the Round of 16 via wildcard, but finished last among the six third-place teams.메이저놀이터
As is well known, South Korea was the runner-up in the last edition of the tournament. They fell just short of the title after losing to Ukraine. That’s why they have high hopes for this tournament.
South Korea will face Nigeria in the quarterfinals at 2:30 a.m. on May 5. Nigeria made a strong showing in the round of 16, upsetting host Argentina to reach the quarterfinals. They are the only team from the African continent to reach the quarterfinals. With Asian and African pride on the line, the matchup between South Korea and Nigeria will be highly anticipated.