South Korea's opponent in the round of 16 will face Morocco on the 10th and try to advance to the quarterfinals of the U20 World Cup for the third consecutive time
Oct 06, 2025
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Morocco is the opponent for the South Korean U-20 (under 20) national team led by head coach Lee Chang-won to advance to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2025. On the 10th (Korea time), they will play Morocco in the round of 16 at Estadio El Teniente against FC Chile. If they beat Morocco, South Korea will face the winner of the round of 16 match between the U.S. and Italy in the quarterfinals.
South Korea, which had one win, one draw and one loss, finished the group stage in third place with four points. The goal difference was the same with Paraguay (4 points), the second-place team that lost 1-2 to Ukraine, but was pushed back in multiple points. Despite being in third place, he advanced to the round of 16. In this tournament, 24 teams will be divided into six groups of four teams, and four teams with good performance among the first, second and third-place teams in each group will win the round of 16. South Korea is in the top four of the third-place teams and has advanced to the round of 16.
South Korea has enjoyed the joy of advancing to the round of 16 for four consecutive tournaments following the 2017 tournament (the round of 16), the 2019 tournament (second place), and the 2023 tournament (fourth place). South Korea recently achieved stellar performance and qualified for the top seed for the first time in this competition.
Morocco, South Korea's opponent, passed the group stage at the top of Group C. It was a fierce group that included Mexico, Spain, and Brazil, but ranked first in the group with a 2-1 record. He showed his potential to beat Spain 2-0 and Brazil 2-1.
South Korea leads the U-20 national team with three wins and one draw. The most recent face-off was in October 2023, when Lee Chang-hyun, the former coach of the Korea Football Association, led the team to a 1-1 draw. Baek Min-gyu, Son Seung-min and Jung Ma-ho, who currently play for the national team, have faced Morocco.
The national team will take a six-day break without training and then move from Valparaiso to Langkagua on the same day.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
