ruthless North Korean football beat South Korea 6-0 smashing Indonesia to advance to the semifinals...Avoiding the quarterfinals was a stroke of luck

Apr 15, 2025

ruthless North Korean football beat South Korea 6-0 smashing Indonesia to advance to the semifinals...Avoiding the quarterfinals was a stroke of luck
출처=시시아골 SNS



ruthless North Korean football beat South Korea 6-0 smashing Indonesia to advance to the semifinals...Avoiding the quarterfinals was a stroke of luck
Source=Asian Football Federation SNS
North Korean soccer has advanced to the semifinals of the U-17 Asian Cup.

The North Korean U-17 national soccer team, led by head coach Oh Tae-sung, won a 6-0 victory over Indonesia in the quarterfinals of the '2025 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup at King Abdulla Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 15th (Korea time).

Indonesia advanced to the quarterfinals as No. 1 in Group C with a landslide that beat South Korea 1-0 in the group stage of the Asian Cup, but was immediately eliminated from the quarterfinals. The Southeast Asian media 'Siagol' commented that North Korea is really ruthless with '12 goals (total of the tournament)."




North Korea, which advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup and reached the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time in eight years since the 2017 India tournament, is one step closer to winning its third career championship in 11 years after beating South Korea 2-1 in the final of the 2014 Thailand tournament.

North Korea will compete with Uzbekistan, which beat the United Arab Emirates at King Fahd Sports City Stadium on the 18th, to advance to the final.

ruthless North Korean football beat South Korea 6-0 smashing Indonesia to advance to the semifinals...Avoiding the quarterfinals was a stroke of luck
출처=시시아골 SNS
ruthless North Korean football beat South Korea 6-0 smashing Indonesia to advance to the semifinals...Avoiding the quarterfinals was a stroke of luck
Source=Asian Football Federation SNS
South Korea, North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia and Oman are trailing Japan with two times each, while Japan maintains its status as the most winning team at the U-17 Asian Cup with four times in total. South Korea, which advanced to the quarterfinals as the second-ranked team in Group C, will play Tajikistan in the quarterfinals at 2:15 a.m. on the 15th.

South Korea and North Korea were likely to meet in the quarterfinals due to the results of the group stage. However, the fate changed as North Korea dedicated a theater equalizer in the third group match against Oman in the second half of the extra time and drew 2-2. The only number of matches between South and North Korea in this tournament is the final. If South Korea beats Tajikistan, it will face host Saudi Arabia in the semifinals on the 18th. Saudi defeated Japan in the quarterfinals after a penalty shootout.

In the 7th minute of the first half, North Korea scored the first goal with Choi Sung-hoon's goal volley at the door. Kim Yoo-jin's additional goal in the 19th minute finished the first half with a 2-0 lead.

North Korea, which led the game with a 70.1% to 29.9% possession rate and 15 to 3 shootings, scored consecutive goals with Lee Kyung-bong's header in the third minute of the second half and Kim Tae-guk's penalty in the 15th minute of the second half. In the 16th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-rim scored his fifth goal taking advantage of the opponent's defender's mistake, and in the 32nd minute of the second half, Park Joo-won scored a historic 6-0 victory.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.