U-20 juniors' 16 best → Ji So-yeon's excitement"Awesome! Congratulations! Only with the thought of representing the country..."
Sep 08, 2024
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Ji So-yeon (33, Seattle Lane) of the 'Korea Women's Soccer Living Legend' cheered the junior players of the U-20 national team for their achievement in the round of 16.
The women's U-20 national team, led by head coach Park Yoon-jung, made a dramatic advance to the round of 16 with a 1-0 victory over Germany in the third Group D match of the tournament held at Metropolitano de Techo Stadium in Bogota, Colombia on the 8th (Korea time). After losing 0-1 to Nigeria in the first round, South Korea, which tied Venezuela 0-0 in the second round, caught Germany on the same day and ranked third in the group (4 points, 1 point, 1 point, 1 point, 0 goal difference), and in accordance with the principle that the top four countries out of the first and second and third-place countries in the group advance to the round of 16 tournaments, they ranked in the top four teams after Cameroon (4 points, goal difference +1) and Canada (4, goal difference +5) ranked third in Group B. In the round of 16 to be held at 10 a.m. on the 12th, he will compete against Colombia, the host country, for the first place in Group A.
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Ji So-yeon was more happy than anyone else about the achievements of her juniors. Ji So-yeon watched the game in real time and cheered her juniors after leading Seattle Lane's NWSL Angel City FC away game in Los Angeles on the 7th with two consecutive goals to a 3-2 victory and three consecutive wins. Ji So-yeon, who constantly contemplates the present and future of Korean women's soccer, welcomed the news of the final round of 16. First of all, she posted a picture of Park Soo-jung's winning goal ceremony against Germany on her social networking site. "Congratulations! Round of 16, fighting! U-20 Women's world cup, Let's go Korea! LFG(Let's Freaking Go)!exultant joy was conveyed in one line:".
Ji said "After the first game against Nigeria, I nagged (Bae) Ye-bin a lot. I said, 'Do it right, and he said, 'I'll show you.'" "Physical's win over an overwhelming Germany was also really good. Men's soccer also beat Germany in the World Cup and we drew Germany in the World Cup last year, but I think Germany will hate KoreaWith the joke "10 years on the way to the round of 16 is really "Awesome". Younger players under the age of 20 are the future of women's soccer in Korea. Congratulations from the bottom of my heart" handed over the move.
When asked for advice ahead of the round of 16 against Colombia, Ji So-yeon said, `There is nothing else to say. You'll do well on your own. All you have to think about is representing the country with a sense of mission of the Korean women's national team. If you think about it, you can't help but play hard. It is a once-in-a-lifetime competition that can be played at the age of 20. I hope you don't get it without regret, but try it with the determination to show a spirited game that you can beat and beat."
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