The Korean women’s national soccer team scored the first goal in the first half in World Cup history against Germany in the last 3rd match of Group H of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup held at Brisbane Stadium, Australia on August 3, but the equalizer at the end of the first half allowed a 1-1 draw.
South Korea took the lead 1-0 in the 6th minute with an accurate right-footed shot by Jo So-hyun, but in the 42nd minute Germany’s captain and leading goal scorer Alexandra Pope equalized the match.
In the group stage, Korea, which was trying to achieve one win, and Germany, which was on the verge of elimination, played more aggressive football in the second half to secure victory, but both teams ended up 1-1.
South Korea (ranked 17th in the FIFA rankings) was eliminated from the group stage at the bottom of Group H with a record of 1 draw and 2 losses, but unlike the French tournament, which ended with 3 losses 4 years ago, it finished the tournament with a valuable 1 point.
Germany won 6-0 in the first match of the group stage against Morocco and was considered a strong candidate for the championship beyond the top of the group. became the protagonist of
Morocco (ranked 72nd), who was considered the weakest in their first appearance in the World Cup finals stage, won their first historical victory over Korea, and then drove momentum to beat Colombia, who had been winning two consecutive victories in the final group stage, 1-0 and won 2-1. They advanced to the round of 16 with a loss, and continued their blast.
Colombia (2-1) lost to Morocco today (3rd), but kept first place in the group and joined the round of 16.
Meanwhile, Cho So-hyun, the protagonist of the first goal, scored in her third final match since her first World Cup appearance in 2015, becoming the first player in Korean women’s soccer history to score two goals in a World Cup.
Cho So-hyun scored an equalizer with a header in the 9th minute of the second half in the 3rd match of the 2015 Canada World Cup group stage, when she was behind Spain 0-1, in which she wore the captain’s armband, creating a stepping stone for a come-from-behind victory. I’ve made it to the river.
Cho So-hyun, who played her 10th match at the World Cup, became the first player in the history of Korean women’s soccer to score the first goal in the finals. The Korean women’s national team scored a total of seven goals in four World Cup finals, and scored the first goal in the 13th match.
Korean players who have scored goals in all-time Women’s World Cups
2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup (USA) Group Stage 3 Korea Republic 1-7 Norway: Kim Jin-Hee 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup (Canada) Group Stage 2 Korea Republic 2-2 Costa Rica: Ji So-Yeon (PK), Fall Group Stage 3 Korea Republic 2-1 Spain: Cho So-hyun, Kim Soo-yeon 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup (France) Group stage 3 Korea Republic 1-2 Norway: Yeo Min-ji 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup (Australia/New Zealand) Group stage 3 Korea Republic 1-1 Germany: Cho So-hyun
Korean lineup (3-5-2)
Kim Jeong-mi – Kim Hye-ri, Lee Young-joo, Shim Seo-yeon – Choo Hyo-joo, Cheon Ga-ram, Ji So-yeon, Cho So-hyun, Jang Seul-gi – Choi Yuri, Casey Fair
Substitutions: Eunseon Park (63′, Ga-Ram Chun replaced) Mi-Ra Moon (86′, Fair replaced Casey) Kang Chae-Rim (90’+10′, So-Hyun Cho replaced)
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Group H Match 3
Venue: Brisbane Stadium
August 3 (Thursday) 20:00 – 19:00 KST
South Korea (6′ Cho So-hyun) 1-1 Germany (42′ Alexandra Pope)
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup entries (23 players)
Goalkeepers: Kim Jeong-mi (Incheon Hyundai Steel), Yun Young-geul (BK Heken, Sweden), Ryu Ji-su (Seoul City Hall) Defenders: Kim Hye-ri, Lim Seon-joo, Jang Seul-gi, Hong Hye-ji (Incheon Hyundai Steel), Sim Seo-yeon, Chu Hyo-joo (Lee Sang-su-won) FC), Lee Young-joo (Madrid CFF, Spain) Midfielders: Ji So-yeon, Kim Yun-ji, Jeon Eun-ha (Suwon FC), Cho So-hyun (Tottenham, England), Lee Geum-min (Brighton, England), Cheon Ga-ram (Hwacheon KSPO), Bae Ye-bin ( Widuk University) Strikers: Choi Yuri, Kang Chae-rim, Son Hwa-yeon (Incheon Hyundai Steel), Moon Mi-ra (Suwon FC), Park Eun-seon (Seoul City Hall), Casey Fair (PDA, USA)
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