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The golden generation of North Korea's women's soccer team defeated Japan 5-1 in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and reached the semifinals.
In November last year, North Korea lifted the trophy by beating Spain, the strongest team, at the Dominican U-17 World Cup. Two months after winning the U-20 World Cup, he also surprised the world by winning the U-17 World Cup. In the first U-17 World Cup in Morocco in a year, North Korea was also powerful.
North Korea won 5-1 against Japan in the quarterfinals of the U-17 Women's World Cup at Rabat Olympic Stadium in Morocco on the 2nd (Korea time) thanks to the multi-goal performances of Ri Eui-kyung and Kim Won-sim. North Korea pushed Japan under strong pressure from the beginning. Kim Won-sim's first goal was scored 37 seconds into the first half following Yoo Jeong-hyang's pass, who took over the goalkeeper's clearance. Ri Eui-kyung, who received Kim Won-sim's pass in the 6th minute of the first half, scored a net goal and quickly led 2-0. Konoha Nakamura of Japan scored a comeback goal in the 8th minute of the first half, but it was not enough to stop North Korea's momentum. In the 22nd minute of the first half, Yoo Jeong-hyang scored an additional header following Kim Soo-rim's corner kick. North Korea, which finished 3-0 in the first half, humiliated Japan with a four-goal loss with a header multi-goal by Ri Eui-kyung following a corner kick by Kim Won-sim in the 28th minute of the second half and Yoon Jin-ah in the extra time of the second half. He recorded 25 shots and 9 effective shots in 90 minutes, overwhelming Japan in all aspects of offense and defense, which recorded 5 shots and 4 effective shots.
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North Korea beat the U.S. in the semifinals of the tournament last year and returned Spain in the final, lifting its third career trophy in eight years since the 2016 Jordan Games. The world's soccer community is surprised by the fact that North Korean women's soccer, which rarely plays A matches and is in a closed structure, has swept the championship by age and has been in good shape this year. According to an analysis report by the BBC after winning the U-20 Women's Soccer World Cup in North Korea last year, North Korea is providing policy support by training 40% of the 200 students at Pyongyang International Football School, which was established in 2013 to foster promising women's soccer players under the European system and sending them overseas training. It is a system that learns soccer just like male players at school from a very young age, dispatches scouts across the country to recruit soccer gifted students in a trawling manner, and a number of state-supported central special schools and military teams run women's soccer teams. Analysts say that the reversal of life that can present Pyongyang apartments and relocate families to Pyongyang by `leader comrade" to women's soccer aces is also a great motivation for women's soccer players.
While South Korea finished the 17-year-old Women's World Cup with "1 draw and 2 losses" in the group stage, the North Korean soccer girls' progress is remarkable. After reaching the tournament lightly with a 2-0 win over Mexico, 2-1 against Cameroon, and 5-0 against the Netherlands in the group stage, they beat Morocco 6-1 in the round of 16, and Japan, which South Korea defeated Colombia 4-0 in the group stage. In the tournament alone, he is performing a terrifying performance of 12 goals and 2 runs.
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North Korea, which is cruising toward its second consecutive victory in the tournament, will compete with Brazil, which reached the semifinals after beating Canada after a penalty shootout. Immediately after the victory against Japan, North Korean coach Park Sung-jin said "Today's game was very important not only for our team but also for Japan." Japan is one of the strongest teams in the world. We made thorough preparations, and we were able to win because the players did their best to the end of the game" expressed his feelings. Striker Kim Won-sim, who led the team to victory with two goals and one assist, said, `I'm happy to score many goals. The six goals I scored are not just my own, but the achievements of the team and everyone. I will continue to win by scoring more goals in the future" expressed his determination.
"The opponent was very strong," said Japanese coach Dayoshirai, who was defeated by North Korea. The players did their best. I think I've grown in every aspect of this tournament. Although he conceded five goals today, he has become quite adept at defending and blocking opponents, and he has improved greatly in the movement of possession of the ball and moving forward towards the goalHe encouraged his students who finished the tournament in the quarterfinals.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
