Even at a young age, coach Hwang In-seon was called up to the A national team to watch his students train. There was a lot of love in his voice.

The Korean women’s national soccer team, led by coach Bell, will play the first friendly A-match match against Zambia at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 7:00 pm on the 7th. Before the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Belho planned two consecutive matches, starting with Zambia on the 7th and ending on the 11th with the second match.메이저놀이터

On the 5th, Belho had a training session ahead of the 2nd A match against Zambia at the National Training Center (NFC) in Paju. While it rained all over the country, the raindrops that fell on NFC also became thicker.

Hwang In-sun, head coach of the women’s under-20 (U-20) national team, looked at the training players from a distance holding an umbrella. She coach Hwang was appointed as the head coach of the women’s U-20 national team in 2021, and she directed the 2022 International Football Federation (FIFA) Women’s U-20 World Cup in Costa Rica. Korea showed a good performance by catching Canada in the first game, but was thwarted from advancing to the final tournament (quarterfinals) with 1 win and 2 losses.

After her U-20 World Cup, Bell selected her then-member to several A-teams. This time, Ga-Ram Chun (Hwacheon KSPO), Eun-Young Lee (Korea University), and Ye-Bin Bae (Uiduk University) were on the call-up list ahead of the match against Zambia.

Coach Hwang said, “I’m still a baby, but Coach Bell gave me a chance and it’s a good opportunity just to be with my older sisters. If I go to the World Cup, I’ll feel something that I couldn’t feel at the level of 20 years old or younger.”

Women’s soccer has the potential to get more attention. In the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, they finished runner-up after China. It ranks 17th in the FIFA rankings, which is world-class.

Director Hwang said, “The conditions for adults and college students have improved thanks to various broadcasts, but the number of younger age groups has decreased. It used to be about 20 teams, but now there are 12 teams. Even after finishing second in the cup, there is no movement. I hope that I can go to the semifinals in this World Cup.”

From 2019 to 2021, Hwang served as the acting coach and manager of the women’s A national team, and has coached the current adult national team players. “It’s heartbreaking because they’re the kids I know and the kids I’ve been with,” she said.