Round of 32 is virtually confirmed! Baek Ki-tae, 00 draw against Switzerland at U17 World Cup, 1 win, 1 draw → Secured 3rd place in Group
Nov 08, 2025
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South Korea, led by head coach Baek Ki-tae, drew 0-0 in the second Group F match of the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup against Switzerland at the Espire Zone in Doha, Qatar on the 8th (Korea time).
South Korea started the group stage in a good mood by beating Mexico 2-1 in the previous first game. South Korea, which had one win and one draw due to this draw, ranked second with four points (goal difference 1), falling behind Switzerland (goal difference 3), which has four points. South Korea will play the final group match against Ivory Coast, which is currently losing two games, on the 10th, and it is certain to advance to the round of 32 because it has already secured the third place in the group.
The U-17 World Cup has been expanded to 48 countries since this tournament, and after the group stage, eight teams with good performance among the first, second and third-place teams in each group will advance to the round of 32 tournaments. South Korea's previous quarterfinals in 1987, 2009, and 2019 were the best results of the tournament.
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South Korea continued to hold out, keeping out Switzerland's attacks. In the 43rd minute of the first half, Park Do-hoon saved Switzerland from the crisis, blocking a mid-range shot. Switzerland could hardly break through South Korea's hard defense.
There was also a counterattack at the end of the second half. After Kim Ye-gun's breakthrough in the 23rd minute of the second half, Kim Ye-gun made a threatening scene in the 33rd minute of the second half, but he failed to shake the Swiss net. In the end, he failed to score a goal throughout the 90 minutes of Korea and Switzerland, and the game ended 0-0.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
