U-20 Women's Asian Cup Grouped with Australia, Taiwan, Uzbekistan... Avoiding Japan, North Korea, China

Our national team, participating in the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-20 (under 20) Women's Asian Cup, has been placed in Group A along with the host country Uzbekistan, Australia, and Taiwan.

The group draw took place on the 15th at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fortunately, we avoided facing Asia's strongest team Japan, ranked 8th in the December FIFA rankings, as well as the challenging North Korea (9th) and the traditional powerhouse China (19th).

U-20 Women's Asian Cup Group Draw
[Photo by Asian Football Confederation website capture]

However, Australia, ranked 12th in the FIFA rankings and the third highest among AFC member countries, is a team we must prepare for thoroughly. South Korea's FIFA ranking is 20th.

The U-20 Women's Asian Cup will be held from March 3 to 16 next year. Led by coach Park Yoon-jung, the South Korean national team aims to qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, which will be held in Colombia in September next year. To qualify, the team must finish in the top four. South Korea has won the U-20 Women's Asian Cup twice in total (2004 and 2013).

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