The Korean U-20 (under 20) soccer team finished the first half of the 2023 International Football Federation U-20 World Cup group stage against France with a 1-0 lead.
The U-20 national team, led by coach Kim Eun-joong, leads France 1-0 with Lee Seung-won (Gangwon)’s opening goal in the 22nd minute of the first half in the first leg of Group F held at Mendoza Stadium in Argentina on the 23rd (Korean time).
France, led by coach Landry Chauvin, won the tournament in 2013 and is a strong player who finished fourth in 2011, quarterfinals (1997, 2001) and round of 16 (2017, 2019) twice.
Korea was runner-up in the last 2019 tournament held in Poland, and this time it is aiming to advance to the round of 16 for the third time in a row.
South Korea is inferior to France and the U-20 national team with 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses.
In the most recent match, an evaluation match held in Spain in March 2019, Korea lost 1-3.
The match was dominated by France with 75% possession of the ball until the 15th minute.
Korea focused on defense and aimed for a goal with a counterattack aiming for space behind the opponent.
In the 10th minute of the first half, Lee Yeong-joon scored the first shot from the right side of the penalty arc with a right-footed mid-range shot.
In the 22nd minute of the second half, Lee Seung-won, who came out of a counterattack situation, scored the first goal.
Kim Yong-hak, who received the ball from Kang Seong-jin, overcame a contest with an opponent and broke through the left side of the midfield with quick feet before passing the ball to Lee Seung-won, who was rushing to the goal.
In a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper, Seung-Won Lee calmly shot to the left of the goal and split the post.
France attempted several attacks afterwards, but failed to score.
2023-05-22 19:22:18
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