Great achievement to go to the World Cup together with the two Koreas for the first time in 10 years → Inter-Korean matches in the quarterfinals failed, and Tajikistan and Tajikistan compete for the semifinals at the U17 Asian Cup

Apr 12, 2025

Great achievement to go to the World Cup together with the two Koreas for the first time in 10 years → Inter-Korean matches in the quarterfinals failed, and Tajikistan and Tajikistan compete for the semifinals at the U17 Asian Cup
Source=Asian Football Federation SNS Capture



Great achievement to go to the World Cup together with the two Koreas for the first time in 10 years → Inter-Korean matches in the quarterfinals failed, and Tajikistan and Tajikistan compete for the semifinals at the U17 Asian Cup
Source=Asian Football Federation SNS Capture
The South Korean U-17 national soccer team avoided the inter-Korean match in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup.

The final Group D match (third leg) of the 2025 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup between Oman and North Korea at Jeddah King Abdulla Sports City Hall in Saudi Arabia on the 12th (Korea time) ended in a 2-2 draw.

North Korea took the lead with Kim Yu-jin's first goal in the 10th minute of the first half, but dedicated the equalizer to Oman's Al Mamari in the 20th minute of the second half. North Korea, which ran away with an additional goal by Ri Kang-rim in the 29th minute of the second half, gave Salam a 'theater equalizer' in the 8th minute of the second half.




As a result, North Korea ranked second in Group D after Tajikistan (6 points), which defeated Iran 3-1 at the same time, with one win, two draws and five points.

As a result, a total of eight teams from the top one to two teams in the four groups have won a ticket to the World Cup finals. It is the first time in eight years that North Korea has reached the U-17 World Cup finals since the 2017 India Games.

Oh Tae-sung, manager of the North Korean Under-17 team, said, `I am very satisfied with the result. I've been training and preparing for this moment for a long time. The players are very happy about making it to the World Cup finals."




Great achievement to go to the World Cup together with the two Koreas for the first time in 10 years → Inter-Korean matches in the quarterfinals failed, and Tajikistan and Tajikistan compete for the semifinals at the U17 Asian Cup
Source=Asian Football Federation SNS Capture
South Korea and North Korea both advanced to the World Cup side by side for the first time in 10 years since the 2015 Chile Games. In addition to the two teams, Japan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates made it to the finals. The U-17 World Cup, which will be held in Qatar in November this year, has doubled the number of participants from 24 to 48.

South Korea's U-17 national team, led by head coach Baek Ki-tae, was caught 0-1 by Indonesia in the first group match, but won consecutive wins with 6-0 and 1-0 against Afghanistan in the second and Yemen in the third games, respectively, recording 2 wins and 1 loss and 6 points. After Indonesia (9 points), he won the ticket to the World Cup finals for three consecutive times, his first goal as the second-place finisher in the group.

As a result of the third round of Group D, the quarterfinal match was canceled. South Korea, ranked second in Group C, was scheduled to meet first in Group D and in the quarterfinals, as North Korea lost its lead to Tajikistan through a draw. South Korea will face Tajikistan in the quarterfinals on the 15th, and North Korea will compete with Indonesia in the semifinals on the same day.




Great achievement to go to the World Cup together with the two Koreas for the first time in 10 years → Inter-Korean matches in the quarterfinals failed, and Tajikistan and Tajikistan compete for the semifinals at the U17 Asian Cup
남자 U-17대표팀. Photo courtesy = Korea Football Association
Great achievement to go to the World Cup together with the two Koreas for the first time in 10 years → Inter-Korean matches in the quarterfinals failed, and Tajikistan and Tajikistan compete for the semifinals at the U17 Asian Cup
photo courtesy of the Korea Football Association
The number of cases in which South Korea and North Korea meet in this tournament is only when both teams reach the final.

South Korea won the Asian Cup twice, in 1986 and 2002. He will try to win the title for the first time in 23 years, leaving behind the disappointment of finishing second in the 2023 Thailand Games.

North Korea, which won the title twice in 2010 and 2014, is aiming to win the Asian championship for the first time in 11 years. In the final of the 2014 Thailand championship, he beat South Korea to win the championship.

South Korea and North Korea last faced each other at the U-17 level in July 2018. In the EAFF U-15 tournament, South Korea won 1-0 with Sung Jin-young's winning goal. Korea has a slight advantage with 4 wins and 3 losses in all-time records.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.