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Japan has gained an advantage in advancing to the tournament. He even had the luxury of worrying about the crisis in the Republic of Korea.
Japan beat Chile 2-0 in the second Group A match of the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup at the Estadio Nazionale Julio Martinez Pradhanos in Santiago, Chile on the 1st (Korea time). Ichihara Leon's penalty score in the 10th minute of the second half gave him a 1-0 lead. In the 37th minute of the second half, Yumeki Yokoyama won with a net goal. After winning 2-0 against Egypt on the 28th of last month, Japan earned three points again. He is on the verge of advancing to the round of 16. On the same day, New Zealand beat Egypt 2-1 and scored three points with one win and one loss along with Chile. Egypt finished at the bottom of Group A (zero points) with two consecutive losses.
Korea is a different story. South Korea drew 0-0 against Paraguay in the second Group B match at Estadio Elias Figueroa Brander in Valparaiso, Chile on the 1st. South Korea, which lost to Ukraine 1-2 in its first match, only had one draw and one loss (one point) in the tournament. South Korea was at the bottom of the group after Ukraine, Paraguay (four points) and Panama (one point). South Korea (1 point) is also at the bottom of Group B, with Panama (3 points) having the same goal difference as Panama (three points), but is behind in scoring.
The crisis is right. In this tournament, 24 teams will be divided into six groups of four teams. Among the first and second and third-place teams in each group, four teams with good performance will advance to the round of 16. South Korea's fate will be determined by the result of the final match against Panama on the 4th.
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Japanese soccer media outlet Gekisaker 'Korea has reached the semi-finals in the past two competitions. Kang Ho, who was the runner-up in 2019 and reached the semifinals in 2023, is on the brink this time. Even if they lose the match against Panama, there is a possibility that they will be eliminated from the group stage. On this day, South Korea induced the opponent's exit through the Football Video Support (FVS) system. had a numerical advantage. South Korea continued to push the game afterwards. The ball possession once reached 70%. However, they failed to break down Paraguay, where 10 players fought in the second half. If Ukraine and Paraguay draw in the final match, South Korea has no chance of advancing to second place even if it catches Panama. Even if he finishes third, he will be waiting for the results of other teams,' he reported.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
