"Yujin Fair X Han-hee's fantasy two-top appearance" announced Kim Eun-jung's list for the U-17 World Cup
Oct 03, 2024
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The Korea Football Association announced on the 3rd the final list of players to participate in the 2024 FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic starting on the 17th (Korea time).
Casey Eugene Fair, who played in the Australia-New Zealand Women's World Cup last year as a member of the U.S. professional league, was included in the list following the U-17 Asian Cup. Joo Won-eun (Ulsan Hyundai High School), the captain and key striker, was excluded due to injury ahead of the final training. Of the 21 players, 11 were born in 2007, eight were born in 2008, and two middle school students born in 2009, including Han Kook-hee (Ulsan Hyundai Chungwoon Middle School), who was already impressive as a genius soccer girl, were also selected.
The U-17 national team, led by head coach Kim Eun-jung, qualified for the World Cup finals by ranking third at the U-17 Asian Cup in Indonesia in May.
Coach Kim Eun-jung said, `There is no easy team in the World Cup, but we thoroughly prepared with the help of many people as we returned to the U-17 World Cup finals in six years"If we can clearly implement the game plan we have prepared, I think it will be an opportunity for our players to grow one step further beyond good results."
Sixteen teams will participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, with four teams each playing in four groups, and the first and second places in each group will advance to the quarterfinals. South Korea, which belongs to Group B, will play against Colombia on the 17th, Spain on the 20th, and the U.S. on the 23rd. The first and second games will be played in the capital, Santo Domingo, and the third in Santiago.
The national team will leave for the Dominican Republic on the 4th after the last domestic convocation training held at the Changwon Football Center from the 23rd to the 1st of last month.
South Korea has advanced to the Women's U-17 World Cup three times so far, which marks its eighth anniversary. He reached the quarterfinals in the first tournament in New Zealand in 2008 and won the first FIFA tournament in Korean soccer history with the performances of Yeo Min-ji, Lee Geum-min, and Jang Seul-gi at the 2010 tournament in Trinidad and Tobago. At the 2018 Uruguay World Cup, the most recent tournament, he was eliminated from the group stage with one draw and two losses.
◇ Shortlist for 2024 FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup (21 players)
▶GK = Woosu-min (Pohang Women's High School), Jeong Yu-jeong (Ulsan Hyundai High School), and Jeong Hae-rim (Chungju Yeseong Girls' High School)
▶DF = Kim Han-ah, Shin Yoon-ah (Gwangyang Girls' High School), Noh Si-eun, Shin Da-in, Shin Sung-hee (Ulsan Hyundai High School), Park Ji-yu (Chungju Yeseong Girls' High School), Jeong Ha-yoon (Gyeongnam Robot High School)
▶MF = Kim Ye-eun, Nam Sa-rang, Ryu Ji-hae, Baek Ji-eun (Ulsan Hyundai High School), Beom Ye-ju (Gwangyang Girls' High School), Seo Min-jeong (Gyeongnam Robot High School), Yang Ji-min, Lim Ye-ji (Pohang Girls' High School), Kim Min-seo (Incheon Family Girls' Middle School)
▶FW= Casey Eugene Fair (Angel City FC), Han Kook-hee (Ulsan Hyundai Chung-Woon Middle School)
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