Women's U-17 National Team Participates in Morocco's Three Nations Tournament...Pre-Adapted to World Cup in Morocco
Women's U-17 National Team Participates in Morocco's Three Nations Tournament...Pre-Adapted to World Cup in Morocco
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The women's U-17 national soccer team will embark on an away match in Morocco and begin actual training sessions in preparation for the FIFA World Cup. The team is taking strategic steps to prepare for the October event by checking the environment in advance at the venue of the finals.
The Korea Football Association said on Sunday that the women's U-17 national team will participate in a three-nation friendly tournament in Morocco from June 26 to June 3. In the tournament involving Korea, Morocco and Ivory Coast, each team will have three matches.
Starting with the match against Morocco on the 28th, the women's match schedule will be concluded with a rematch with Ivory Coast on the 30th and Morocco on June 2. The baton will be led by former leader Ko Hyun-bok, while former leaders Lee Da-young, Moon So-ri (goalkeeper coach), and Kim Joo-pyo (physical coach) will join the coaching staff.
The expedition is part of preparations for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which will open in October. In particular, given that Morocco is on the stage for the World Cup, it is considered a valuable opportunity to experience the local climate and environment in advance.
The national team has 22 players in total. 18 players born in 2008 and four born in 2009 were selected, and eight of them were people who experienced the U-17 Women's World Cup last year. Starting with Kim Min-seo (Ulsan Hyundai High School) and Han Kook-hee (Pohang Women's High School), who were born in 2009, many proven players such as Kim Han-ah (Gwangyang Girls' High School), Ryu Ji-hae, Baek Ji-eun, and Jung Yoo-jeong (Ulsan Hyundai High School), Yang Ji-min and Lim Ye-ji (Pohang Women's High School) were included.
What is noteworthy is that the U-17 Women's World Cup will be drastically reorganized from this year. The tournament, which was held every two years, will be changed to an annual event, and Morocco will serve as a fixed venue for the next five years. 먹튀검증 The number of participating countries will also increase from 16 to 24.
South Korea has secured a ticket to directly advance to the World Cup finals without any preliminary matches. With the cancellation of the U-17 Women's Asian Cup this year, the Asian Football Confederation has allotted tickets to South Korea, North Korea, Japan and China based on their accumulated performance in the recent three Asian Cup tournaments.