In the 2023 International Football Federation (FIFA) Argentina U-20 (Under 20) World Cup group stage, our national team received a passable grouping.

The U-20 soccer team led by coach Kim Eun-joong was included in Group F along with France, Gambia and Honduras in the 2023 U-20 World Cup group draw held in Zurich, Switzerland.

Korea, which won runner-up with Lee Kang-in (Mallorca) at the 2019 tournament held in Poland, was assigned to port 2 in the pot organization based on the results of the previous five tournaments.

The three South American teams Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador were in pot 2, so Korea had a 67% chance of being in a group with Argentina or Uruguay in pot 1 according to the continental allocation principle.

However, Korea avoided both host country Argentina and neighboring Uruguay to join France.메이저사이트

France is a strong team that won the tournament in 2013 as well as leading Korea by 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, but it is a fortunate result for Kim Eun-joong to avoid the fierce cheering of Argentine and Uruguay fans.

Korea faced France twice in the U-20 World Cup in 1997 (2-4) and 2011 (1-3), losing both by 2 goals.

Honduras and Gambia are countries where Korea is recording 2 wins and 1 win, respectively, without a draw or loss in the opponent’s record.

However, both Honduras and Gambia are formidable opponents who have performed well in the continental U-20 competitions.

Honduras reached the semifinals of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, while Gambia finished runners-up in the CAF U-20 Nations Cup.

The U-20 World Cup will be held from May 20th to June 11th.

It was originally scheduled to be held in Indonesia, but as anti-Israel sentiment intensified in the Muslim country, FIFA last month revoked Indonesia’s right to host this year’s U-20 World Cup.

Coach Kim said, “All the teams that have advanced to the World Cup are not easy opponents, so I think I need to prepare well from now on.” It will be a battle of preparation and atmosphere.”

After training at the Paju National Training Center (NFC) from the 24th to the 26th, Kim Eun-joong will be reconvened two weeks before the tournament in early next month to make final preparations.